Across Europe, landscapes are under pressure: from desertification in the south to peatland degradation in the north, from rural depopulation to industrial agriculture’s toll on soils, water, and biodiversity. But in every corner, locally rooted movements are already proving that restoration works.
Commonland supports holistic landscape restoration across three European clusters, working with farmers, communities, river trusts, and bioregional initiatives to restore nature, strengthen rural economies, and reconnect people to place.
A growing network of bioregional initiatives, farmer clusters, river trusts, and catchment partnerships across Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England.
→ 6 landscape partnerships · 5 nations · 32M hectares
Collaborating with 9+ territories and strategic partners through La Red de Territorios Regenerativos, the first cross-border alliance scaling landscape restoration across Iberia. Anchored in AlVelAl's decade of regenerative farming in the Altiplano Estepario.
→ 2.5M+ hectares · 9 territories · 6 strategic partners
The Oogst van Morgen movement brings together seven territories working on future-proof landscape development, alongside Wij.land's pioneering peat meadow restoration with 180+ farmers.
→ 8 landscapes · 180+ farmers · Active since 2016
Spain
Altiplano Estepario, Andalucía / Murcia
Uniting farmers, entrepreneurs, and communities to restore soil, water, and biodiversity in one of Europe’s driest landscapes
The Netherlands
Western Peat Meadows
Dutch farmers ditch intensive practices to restore ecology and promote sustainable farming through resilient business models.
Germany
Sternberg lake district, Mecklenburg
Supporting local farmers to adapt to changing climate conditions, creating a resilient and sustainable agricultural sector.
Ireland
County Waterford
Collective action for healthy ecosystems and thriving communities in South-East Ireland
Germany
Fläming Brandenburg
Fläming is one of the driest regions in Germany. Expedition Klimalandschaft Fläming aims to make it a climate-resilient, socially united region.
Sarah and Ray sit down for a cup of tea at Ray’s river-bank cottage overlooking the estuary, where three large rivers meet the tides in a constant ebb and flow metres below. They’re celebrating winning funding for the ‘Seasons of Change’ festival, part of Ray’s vision to empower the third age — people over 60 — to become local changemakers. A sparkle in his eye, the 87-year old is at it again: this time with yet more new ways to make the land and seas around his home landscape around Waterford, South-East Ireland, a place where communities, nature, and businesses can thrive together.
Are Irish policymakers equipped to protect Ireland’s landscapes?
Sarah Prosser and Pieter Ploeg on the need for an Irish Land Observatory Picture Ireland’s countryside: a mosaic of small green fields divided by darker whitethorn hedgerows, clusters of cows an ...
Reflections from the annual meeting of the Iberian Network for Regenerative Territories This was the question on everyone’s lips at a recent gathering of the Iberian Nework of Regenerati ...
“Investing at landscape level requires us to look at our world through a different lens. An investment in landscape restoration is not just an investment in the environment, it is an inves ...
The need for real and accessible stories showing how we can grow food and care for land differently has never been more urgent. That's why we’re excited to announce a new partnership between Commo ...
A recap of the Bioregional Weaving Labs (BWL) Learning Summit, November 2023. It’s a cold, rainy day in East Germany. A diverse group of people from across Europe sit in a circle, periodically placi ...
The new European Union Deforestation Regulation sets a precedent for responsible trade practices while safeguarding our planet’s biodiversity. The European Union has taken a significant step toward ...
Change in a landscape begins with people. A farmer testing new ways to restore soil health. A community rethinking water management after years of drought. An entrepreneur building a business rooted i ...
