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Increased connection to the landscape, motivating stewardship

Connection to the landscape
The relation people experience with the landscape, other people and the nature that is in the landscape
Behavioural change
A change in practices and land use of people in the landscape, related to all practices that affect the environment
Awareness
Knowing, perceiving and being cognizant of something

  • Connection to the landscape

    Connection to the landscape

    • recommended

      Hope and purpose

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

    • Place & cultural attachment

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

    • Nature connectedness

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

    • Sense of healing

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

  • Adoption

    Adoption

    Land-users adopting improved practices
    • recommended

      Land-users adopting improved practices

      Outcome
      People
      Annual

    • Pilots

      Outcome
      People
      Annual

  • Replication and innovation

    Replication and innovation

    Non-target landscapes & people replicating - and innovating with improved practices

    • Replicated practices

      Outcome
      People or organizations
      Annual

    • Interest to collaborate

      Outcome
      People or organizations
      Annual

  • Restoration awareness

    Restoration awareness

    People acquainted with the work of the practitioner

    • Communication reach

      Output
      People
      Annual

    • Changemakers

      Context
      People
      Annual

    • Inspiring places

      Sites
      Annual

  • Participation

    Participation

    Participation in activities of the practitioner
    • recommended

      Events

      Output
      Events
      Annual
    • recommended

      Participants in events

      Output
      People
      Annual

    • External events joined

      Output
      Events
      Annual

Strengthening communities in landscapes by increasing livelihood opportunities (e.g. jobs), community engagement, and social resilience.

Community resilience
The sustained ability of a community to utilize available resources to respond to, withstand, and recover from adverse situations.
Building networks
The presence of networks (social interactions and relationships) consisting of interconnected and engaged people
Knowledge and skills development
Opportunities to participate in trainings and events offered
Social equity and governance
Inclusive and diverse participation in activities and fairness in distribution of the benefits of restoration & inclusiveness and effectiveness of landscape governance
Employment and working conditions
The provision and quality of paid labour services

  • Community resilience

    Community resilience

    • recommended

      Connection within the community

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

    • Connection between communities

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

    • Food security

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

    • Resilience to climate change

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

    • Ecosystem services

      Impact
      Depends on chosen method
      Every 3-4 years

    • Access to community services

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

  • Network building and participation

    Network building and participation

    Creation of networks and participation
    • recommended

      Networks

      Output
      # of networks
      Annual
    • recommended

      Network members

      Output
      # of people
      Annual

    • Familiarity and trust in networks

      Outcome
      People
      Every 3-4 years

    • Participation in existing networks

      Output
      # of registrations
      Annual

  • Community groups

    Community groups

    Added value of network(s) to community groups

    • Community groups

      Output
      # of groups
      Annual

    • Community group members

      Output
      # of people
      Annual

  • Knowledge and skills development

    Knowledge and skills development

    Opportunities to participate in trainings and events offered
    • recommended

      Trainings organized

      Output
      # of trainings
      Annual
    • recommended

      Participation in trainings

      Output
      # of people
      Annual

    • Agronomist advice to farms

      Output
      # of farms
      Annual

  • Social equity and governance

    Social equity and governance

    • Social equity and inclusivity

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

    • Equitable sharing of benefits

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

    • Landscape governance

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

  • Employment and working conditions

    Employment and working conditions

    The provision and quality of paid labour services
    • recommended

      Jobs directly supported

      Output/Outcome
      # of jobs
      Annual

    • Jobs indirectly supported

      Output/Outcome
      # of jobs
      Annual

    • Job satisfaction

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

Healthier ecosystems: soil, water, biodiversity, and carbon

Ecosystems and biodiversity
The status of ecosystems and species (quality and quantity) in a landscape as well as threats and conservation measures.
Area under conservation and restoration
Changes in the way land is used and protected, including conservation and restoration measures and sustainable production.
Soil
The ability of the soil to sustain the productivity, diversity, and environmental services of terrestrial ecosystems
Water security
The capacity of a population to safeguard sustainable access to adequate and safe water for human consumption and nature preservation
Carbon
The increase of the storage and/or sequestration of carbon into soils and vegetation as well as the reduction of carbon emissions from landscapes.

  • Land cover and land use change

    Land cover and land use change

    • recommended

      Ecosystem type

      Impact
      hectares
      Every 3-4 years

    • Vegetation cover

      Impact
      % of area
      Annual - in similar growing seasons

    • Forest canopy cover

      Impact
      % of canopy cover
      Every 3-4 years

  • Species

    Species

    Abundance and diversity of key species, including IUCN Red List species

    • Species abundance

      Impact
      Species per area
      Every 3-4 years

    • Species diversity

      Impact
      Species per area or index
      Every 3-4 years

    • Threats to species

      Impact
      STAR score
      Every 3-4 years

  • Area under sustainable production

    Area under sustainable production

    • Sustainable production measures applied

      Output/Outcome
      Depends on chosen method
      Annual
    • recommended

      Area under sustainable production

      Outcome
      Hectares
      Annual

  • Area under restoration

    Area under restoration

    • recommended

      Area under restoration

      Outcome
      Hectares
      Annual

    • Restoration measures applied

      Output/Outcome
      Depend on the measure
      Annual

  • Area under conservation

    Area under conservation

    • Conservation measures applied

      Output/Outcome
      Yes/no
      Annual
    • recommended

      Area under conservation

      Outcome
      Hectares
      Annual

  • Soil health

    Soil health

    The ability of the soil to sustain the productivity, diversity, and environmental services of terrestrial ecosystems

    • Soil organic matter

      Impact
      Tonnes C/ha or Tonnes Organic matter/ha
      Every 3-4 years

    • Soil organisms

      Impact
      Soil sample
      Every 3-4 years

    • Soil quality

      Impact
      Soil sample
      Annual

    • Infiltration

      Impact
      Inch (cm) per hour
      Annual

  • Erosion

    Erosion

    The degree of erosion and soil loss

    • Observed erosion

      Impact
      Signs
      Annual

    • Soil loss

      Impact
      cm on pin or tons/acre/year
      Every 3-4 years

    • Soil loss (RUSLE method)

      Impact
      mass per unit area per year (e.g. tons/acre/year)
      Every 3-4 years

  • Water security

    Water security

    • Perception on water quantity

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

    • Perception on water quality

      Impact
      People
      Every 3-4 years

    • Water quality sampling

      Impact
      Depends on method
      Every 3-4 years

  • Carbon

    Carbon

    • Carbon sequestration and storage

      Impact
      Storage: t C t C/ha. Sequestration: t C/yr t C/ha/yr
      Every 3-4 years

    • Greenhous gas emission reduction and avoidance

      Impact
      t CO2-equivalent/yr, or t CO2-equivalent/ha/yr
      Every 3-4 years

Long-term economic resilience and prosperity for communities and businesses

Household income
Financial gain for households communities and land users (farmers, foresters, fishers, tourism, other land use practices etc) from, linked to or as a result of restoration, regenerative production and sustainable management practices.
Land user and business profitability
Profitability of land users and businesses relating to size, increased value, assets, etc. from restoration, regenerative production and sustainable management practices.
Finance mobilized
Amount of finance invested in the landscape for restoration, regenerative production and/ or sustainable management practices.
Access to sustainable markets and market conditions
The exchange of goods and services resulting from restoration, regenerative production and/ or sustainable management practices.

  • Household income

    Household income

    The financial gain for households communities and land users (farmers, foresters, fishers, tourism, other land use practices etc) from, linked to or as a result of restoration, regenerative production and/or sustainable management practices
    • recommended

      Household income

      Impact
      Households
      Every 3-4 years

    • Household savings

      Impact
      Households
      Every 3-4 years

    • Income sources

      Impact
      Income sources
      Every 3-4 years

  • Land user profitability

    Land user profitability

    The financial profitability of restoration, regenerative production and sustainable management practices in the landscape, relating to yield, input reduction, size, increased value, assets etc

    • Land user profit

      Impact
      USD$ per year
      Annual

    • Yield

      Impact
      tonnes per ha per year
      Annual

    • Yield value

      Impact
      USD$ per tonne or USD$ per ha per year
      Annual

    • Cost of inputs

      USD$ per hectare per crop type
      Annual

  • Business profitability

    Business profitability

    • Product value

      Impact
      USD$ per year
      Annual

    • Business size

      Impact
      USD$ per year
      Annual

    • Business profit

      Impact
      USD$ per year
      Annual

  • Return for investors

    Return for investors

    • Return on investment

      Impact
      USD$
      Annual

  • Business development

    Business development

    The development of new businesses and products through restoration, regenerative production and/or sustainable management practices in the landscape.

    • New sustainable products

      Output
      Business cases
      Annual
    • recommended

      Funded business development

      Outcome
      Business cases
      Annual

  • Finance mobilized

    Finance mobilized

    The amount of finance invested in the landscape for restoration, regenerative production and/ or sustainable management practices
    • recommended

      Total finance mobilized

      Output
      USD$ per year
      Annual

    • MSME investment

      Output
      USD$
      Annual

  • Access to (innovative) finance

    Access to (innovative) finance

    The ability for landscape stakeholders to directly access financial benefits from new financial mechanisms to support restoration, regenerative production and/or sustainable management practices.

    • Innovative financial mechanisms

      Output
      Financial mechanisms
      Annual

    • Access to financial mechanisms

      Outcome
      People
      Annual

    • Benefits from financial mechanism

      Impact
      USD$ per participant or stakeholder group
      Annual

  • Access to markets

    Access to markets

    The ability for landscape stakeholders to directly access markets to sell products produced through restoration, regenerative production and/or sustainable management practices.

    • Markets developed

      Output/outcome
      Markets
      Annual

    • Access to markets

      Output/outcome
      People
      Annual

  • Certification

    Certification

    Certification awarded to products and services produced through regenerative production and/or sustainable management practices. These are verified by 3rd parties to demonstrate commitment to standards of environmental, social, ethical and product safety practices.

    • Certified producers

      Output/outcome
      People
      Annual

    • Certified hectares

      Outcome
      hectares
      Annual

    • Value of certified goods

      Output/outcome
      USD$ per year
      Annual

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