8. Landscape restoration and regenerative agriculture
Restore degraded lands and scale sustainable agriculture by strengthening monitoring, integrating local knowledge, building capacity, and mobilizing investment in land restoration, regenerative production approaches, healthy soils, sustainable livestock, and resilient livelihoods.
Case Studies
SCALA Programme in Costa Rica: Accelerating Climate Action through Sustainable Land Management and Value Chain Transformation
SCALA Costa Rica pilots soil carbon PES, deforestation-free beef, and MRV upgrades, boosting resilience, farmer inclusion, and finance mobilization for sustainable coffee and livestock value chains.
Climate Smart Shrimp
Climate Smart Shrimp restores mangroves, boosts shrimp yields, and improves livelihoods, proving aquaculture can deliver climate resilience, carbon storage, and sustainable seafood markets.
Improved micronutrient status and health comes in LMICs following large scale food fortification
Large-scale food fortification improves health, reducing anemia, goiter, and birth defects, while countering climate-driven micronutrient loss in crops through targeted nutrient delivery.
El Salvador - new ecosystem compensation policy
El Salvador’s new policy boosts restoration by requiring developers to fund equivalent ecosystem recovery, disincentivizing degradation and ensuring net biodiversity gains.
Coffee, cocoa, and conservation – New agroforestry systems set to transform Sierra Nevada’s national park
In Colombia, the RioSierra Project restores 4,500 ha with coffee and cocoa agroforestry, engaging 1,500 farmers (20% women) to boost livelihoods, biodiversity, and sequester 1.3M CO₂eq.
Strengthening of climate change adaptation capacities for the Mayan Milpa Farming
n initiative in the PUUC Biocultural Region strengthens Mayan milpa resilience through sustainable farming, community training, knowledge exchange, and alliances to boost food security and biodiversity