Making landscapes living legacies
Our roots
Living Lands was founded to drive positive change in agricultural landscapes through collective effort.
A group of young students, captivated by the Baviaanskloof and witnessing its degraded landscape’s impact on people and nature, set out to co-create a model for sustainable living. Their idealism soon met reality – ideas from the Global North and knowledge sharing alone weren’t enough. True change required local knowledge, deep relationships, and tangible solutions.
Living Lands still embodies this pioneering spirit – unafraid to find new ways to tackle complex challenges, with the grit that comes from living and working on the land, learning from both failures and successes. Because restoring landscapes is an investment that, given time, yields real returns.
Our roots
Living Lands was founded to drive positive change in agricultural landscapes through collective effort.
A group of young students, captivated by the Baviaanskloof and witnessing its degraded landscape’s impact on people and nature, set out to co-create a model for sustainable living. Their idealism soon met reality – ideas from the Global North and knowledge sharing alone weren’t enough. True change required local knowledge, deep relationships, and tangible solutions.
Living Lands still embodies this pioneering spirit – unafraid to find new ways to tackle complex challenges, with the grit that comes from living and working on the land, learning from both failures and successes. Because restoring landscapes is an investment that, given time, yields real returns.
Our People
This firsthand experience helps co-create pragmatic and adaptable solutions, informed by local insights.
Our Community
We work side by side with local communities to co-create more resilient and productive landscapes and livelihoods. All members of the communities we serve play an important role in helping shape positive change.
Our Partners
We’re privileged to have partners who lend active support to many of our projects and initiatives. If you would like to get involved with projects that need funding we’d love to talk.
We work with a wide variety of local organisations. These are some of our key partners.
