Restoration
Education

Advancing global capacity and education through science and societal learning

Around 40% of the Earth’s land is already degraded, threatening half of global GDP. We need to restore these landscapes now – but how?

Landscape restoration is a transdisciplinary skill that the planet desperately needs. But never before has it been taught as a single, comprehensive curriculum – until now.

We work together with leading higher education institutions to develop blended courses and curricula covering everything that tomorrow’s landscape leaders need to know.

This is Restoration Education. Read our concept note to learn more!

What we do

Blended learning

Restoration Education consists of blended learning, combining both online and offline courses to create holistic and accessible opportunities for all.

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Where we are

Restoration Education works with over 20 higher education institutions across Asia and Africa—each bringing local perspectives, expertise, and voices to the future of landscape restoration.

Restoration Education in Africa

Restoration Education in Africa brought together African universities and international partners to shape capacity for landscape restoration across the continent through a co-created Pan-African curriculum grounded in both life and social sciences.

Highlights

In 2024, we developed four satellite courses and one blended learning journey, uniting 247 students from across Africa through the Restoration Education curriculum. We’re hoping to take this to the next level in 2025 – stay tuned!

Landscape Restoration Dynamics

University of Ibadan (Nigeria), Global Landscapes Forum

Landscape Restoration Governance Course

University of Energy and Natural Resources (Ghana)

Collaborations for Landscape Restoration

University of Development Studies (Ghana)

Pan-African Restoration Education

Restoration Education in Asia

Building on the successes and learnings from Africa, Restoration Education kickstarted the initiative in Asia through the International Model Forest Network (IMFN), Regional Model Forest Network (RMFN) – Asia, and the Higher Education Cooperation for Forest Landscape Restoration and Sustainable Livelihoods in Bangladesh and Vietnam (FORSU).

Restoration Education in Asia is rooted in four interconnected workstreams to address capacity development of students and teachers, network building, and innovative educational output regarding landscape restoration.

Mainstreaming landscape thinking for restoration education

Co-designing and developing of a Restoration Education curriculum grounded in the Asian context

Developing and delivering a pilot Restoration Education Summer School in Asia

Strengthen capacities of teachers on inter- and transdisciplinary teaching

Restoration Education network

A growing network of universities, institutes, youth organizations and research partners shaping restoration learning across Africa and Asia.

20+

higher education partners

2

regional networks

Africa + Asia

shared curriculum movement

Students

future restoration leaders

Africa

Asia

Restoration courses on Landscape Academy

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Work with us

We’re excited to expand Restoration Education into Asia and looking for higher education partners. If your institution is based in Asia and you're interested in partnering with us, please get in touch.

Landscape Alliance CDE Hub

The Landscape Academy is Landscape Alliance's dedicated learning platform, part of the broader work on capacity development and education work.