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From data to decisions: What LandScale heard at Climate Week NYC

What does it take to turn landscape data into decisions that drive real action? At Climate Week NYC, LandScale joined businesses, landscape practitioners, investors and sustainability leaders to explore this question. The conversations highlighted a clear message: credible data is essential, but its value depends on whether it can inform decisions, support strong governance and ultimately unlock action and investment. Discover the key takeaways—and where the conversation goes next.

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Seeing the full story behind every landscape

Recent improvements to LandScale Profiles make it easier to explore, manage, and understand landscape information. An interactive map enabled through the explorer.land integration with OpenForests, goals that can be synchronized from Landscape Initiative Maturity (LIM), improved boundary management, and stakeholder details now housed in the About section together create a clearer and more intuitive Profile experience.

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First U.S. LandScale assessment puts new regenerative agriculture lens into practice

What happens when a landscape already has plenty of data, but no single picture of what it all means? In Kansas’ 800,000-acre Rattlesnake Creek watershed, a pioneering assessment is showing how connecting evidence across agriculture, water, ecosystems and communities can reveal new insights, while putting a new regenerative agriculture approach to the test.

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From data to action: LandScale opens new opportunities for the Gran Selva Maya

A completed LandScale assessment of the Selva Maya is opening new possibilities for turning landscape data into action. Following discussions with Mexico’s National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), Rainforest Alliance and LandScale are exploring how the assessment could help guide investment, strengthen community economies and support planning and monitoring for the Gran Selva Maya Biocultural Corridor across Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.

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When the project ends, the real work begins

How can landscape initiatives sustain their impact after project funding ends? In Kenya's Mount Kenya landscape, the answer lies in building local ownership. At the close of the MSuLLI programme, LandScale supported the transition to locally led landscape monitoring by strengthening the capacity of the Mount Kenya Landscape Management Board. This story explores how investing in local institutions, trusted data, and collaborative governance is helping ensure that landscape progress continues long after the project has ended.

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LandScale workshop in Abuja: Advancing soil health across the Sahel

The LandScale Workshop in Abuja brought together experts and partners from across the Sahel to strengthen the use of LandScale as a monitoring and evaluation tool for the Soil Values Programme. Over three days, participants refined landscape metrics, validated data sources, and built a shared roadmap to improve soil health and agricultural productivity across five landscapes in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria, advancing sustainable livelihoods for millions of farmers in the region.

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Reflections from the LandScale regenerative agriculture launch event

What does it take to make regenerative agriculture work at scale? Drawing on insights from LandScale’s Regenerative Agriculture Assessment Lens launch, this story explores why a landscape perspective matters, and how shared data, governance, and collaboration can turn ambition into lasting change.

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Technology and participation: Insights from our Nature Tech Unconference roundtable

In this recent roundtable, we explored the dynamic relationship between technology and participatory approaches. Discussions highlighted success stories and challenges - from gender inclusivity in forest ranger programs to language barriers in technology adoption. Key takeaways emphasized that while technological advancements like AI translation tools create new opportunities, sustainable solutions require genuine community co-design and engagement. The roundtable reinforced that technology serves communities best when developed through participatory approaches that address power imbalances and respect local governance structures. Join our emerging working group as we continue to explore ethical and inclusive applications of technology in community-centered landscape initiatives.

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Setting a baseline for a sustainable future

At LandScale, we champion the landscape approach as a key tool in helping accelerate progress towards resilient landscapes where nature and people thrive. And we believe that a landscape level performance baseline is a key component of successful landscape approaches. But what is a landscape baseline, and why is it so important?

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