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A Business Approach to Sustainable Landscape Restoration
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 25 hours
  • Course by Erasmus University Rotterdam
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About

Integrated landscape management and large-scale landscape restoration should be in every company’s business strategy because in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goal on Land Degradation Neutrality (SDG Number 15.3) scaling up and acceleration of business-driven landscape restoration is urgently needed. This requires business professionals with a vision, the right knowledge and skills. This MOOC aims to train the next generation of business professionals and developers to acknowledge business’ interdependency with healthy landscapes and understand the value of ecosystem resources. “Historically, we have found countless ways to justify our continued exploitation of the environment: discovery, tradition, Manifest Destiny, even Chinese hoax. But we’re all out of excuses now. Each passing day swells the data on greenhouse gases and extreme weather, shrinking reservoirs and rising sea levels, and diminishing biodiversity. Our resources are finite, the window for change if not firmly shut, is certainly closing, and all life must adapt or be doomed.” Téa Obreht, The New Yorker, Dec. 19&26, 2016, p. 106. It is a frightening prospect indeed – that all life on Earth must either adapt or be doomed. This course is about landscape degradation – a global and wicked problem that is contributing to the dooming prospect of depletion of Earth’s finite resources. But this course is also about the solutions to this problem – business driven landscape restoration. So rather than leaving you powerless with the prospect Obreht puts fowards above, it is our hope that you learn how you can be part of the solution to making sure that Planet Earth still provides a safe and habitable home for future generations. We must act big and we must act now. With this course we want to pass on valuable knowledge and teach you useful skills that you can apply in your professional life that will enable you to tackle the issue of landscape degradation and restoration. The issue is urgent, so let’s dive right into it. This MOOC is developed by the ENABLE partnership, which is co-funded by the ERASMUS+ programme of the European Commission and involves a diverse, international group of organizations including Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Commonland, United Nations University Land Restoration Training Programme, the Spanish National Research Council and Estoril Global Conferences.

Modules

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  • Teaser video

Meet your teacher

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1 Videos

  • Meet Simon Moolenaar

Introduction

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    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Introduce Yourself

1 Videos

  • General Introduction to ENABLE and course

1 Readings

  • Glossary for the Course

Basics of Land Degradation and Restoration

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    • 5 Discussion
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5 Discussions

  • Global Forest & Landscape Restoration
  • Opinions on Land Degradation Neutrality
  • The potential of large scale landscape restoration
  • Hope in a changing climate
  • Pitch for Nature

4 Videos

  • Land degradation
  • Land degradation neutrality
  • The potential for large-scale landscape restoration
  • A role for business in landscape restoration

The 4 returns, 3 zones, 20 Years approach: a long term holistic framework for integrated landscape management and restoration involving business

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    • 3 Discussion
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3 Discussions

  • The Return of Inspiration
  • Courage required to embrace holistic approaches
  • Inspiration to take on the challenge

2 Videos

  • General introduction to the 4 returns approach
  • Deep dive into the 4 returns approach

Readings

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  • Week 1 Required Readings

Meet your teachers

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3 Videos

  • Meet Olafur Arnalds
  • Meet Johann Thorsson
  • Meet Asa L. Aradottir

What is Land Degradation?

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  • Ecosystems, Sustainable Development and SDGs
  • What is Land Degradation and how does it affect Ecosystems?
  • Land Potential: What our land can do
  • Land Condition: The state of the land
  • What is Ecological Restoration?
  • How to restore land
  • Keeping Ecosystems Healthy - it is simply a matter of having a future

Recap for the Week

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  • Multiple Choice Practice Quiz

Readings

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  • Week 2 Recommended Readings

Meet your teacher

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  • Meet Nicola Favretto

The economics of land degradation

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  • Business sectors and their respective land-related risks

4 Videos

  • The value of land and economic valuation methods
  • The business case for sustainability
  • How to assess the economics of land management? The ELD 6+1 methodological approach
  • Basics of Cost-Benefit Analysis and scenario development

Interviews

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  • Interview with Ivo Mulder, REDD+ Green Economy Advisor for UN Environment
  • Interview with Robert Costanza, Professor and Chair in Public Policy, Australian National University

Readings

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Meet your teacher

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  • Meet Simon Moolenaar

4 returns, 3 zones, 20 years: general process description

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  • General process description (part 1)
  • General process description (part 2)

Examples of 4 returns interventions

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  • The Baviaanskloof project

4 Videos

  • Commonland Case Study: South Africa
  • Secondary Effects of the Commonland Project in South Africa
  • Commonland Case Study: Spain
  • Commonland Case Study: Australia

1 Readings

  • Learn more about the Commonland approach and projects

Team roles and skills

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  • Roles and skills in landscape restoration projects

Meet your teacher

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  • Meet Rob van Tulder

Wicked problems: an introduction

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  • Wicked problems: an introduction

Why is landscape degradation a wicked problem?

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  • Why is land degradation a wicked problem?

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  • Why is landscape degradation a wicked problem?

Cross-sector partnerships: an introduction

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  • Cross-sector partnerships: an introduction

Configuration of partnerships

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  • Configuration of partnerships

Dealing with Complexity within Partnerships

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  • Strategic Partnership Portfolio Management.

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  • Strategic Partnership Portfolio management

Readings

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1 Readings

  • Week 5 Required Readings

Meet your teacher

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  • Meet Steve Kennedy

Overview of Previous Week Sessions

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1 Assignment

  • Multiple Choice Quiz

The Inclusive Business Model Canvas

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1 Discussions

  • Inclusive Business Model

1 Videos

  • Inclusive business model canvas

Phases of the Sustainable Business Model Innovation Process

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3 Videos

  • Phase One: Identifying
  • Phase Two: Designing
  • Phase Three: Implementing

Readings

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  • Week 6: Required Readings

Capstone Project

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    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Capstone project: Landscape restoration for sustainable development: a business approach for southeastern Spain.

1 Discussions

  • What are your key take-away messages?

To wrap-up....

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"A Business Approach to Sustainable Landscape Restoration" is a foundation-level course in Business & Management, offered on Coursera. Designed by the ENABLE partnership, this MOOC trains business professionals to integrate landscape restoration in their strategies to achieve SDG 15.3. With a focus on ecosystem value and interdependency, it provides essential knowledge and skills for tackling landscape degradation. The course is developed with support from prestigious institutions and offers flexible subscription options. Ideal for business professionals and developers eager to contribute to sustainable environmental solutions.

Simon W. Moolenaar
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Simon W. Moolenaar

Rob van Tulder
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Rob van Tulder

Johann Thorsson
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Johann Thorsson

Nicola Favretto
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Nicola Favretto

Ólafur Arnalds
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Ólafur Arnalds

Asa L. Aradottir
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Asa L. Aradottir

Steve Kennedy
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Steve Kennedy