What does it actually take to restore nature? Not just on individual farms or through isolated projects, but across entire landscapes?For more than a decade, ecologist and Commonland founder Willem Ferwerda has been working on exactly that question.In this episode, Willem takes us inside the thinking behind Commonland and the Four Returns framework: a long-term approach to landscape restoration that brings together ecology, agriculture, communities, business and finance.We explore why restoring ecosystems requires thinking in decades; why technical knowledge is often not the biggest barrier to change; what Willem learned from decades working in conservation around the world; and why farmers and landowners can become what he beautifully describes as “islands of hope” within degraded landscapes.We also get into the economics of regeneration: long-term finance, the role of farmers and communities, and why our economies ultimately need to operate within the ecological systems on which they depend.At its heart, this is a conversation about moving from loss to return: restoring not only biodiversity, soil and water, but livelihoods, communities, purpose and hope. 💚This episode is part of a special Deep Seed series produced in collaboration with Commonland, exploring what it really takes to restore landscapes at scale.✨ WILLEM FERWERDAEcologist, conservationist and founder of Commonland.https://www.linkedin.com/in/willem-ferwerda-1540135/✨ COMMONLANDA global organisation working with partners around the world to support large-scale, long-term landscape restoration through the Four Returns framework.https://commonland.com/Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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