LandScale Assessment and Reporting Platform
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LandScale Assessment and Reporting Platform

Use this tool to
Assess sustainability of a landscape relative to a flexible framework of indicators, covering ecosystem health, human well-being, governance, and production
End Product(s)

A landscape profile, validated assessment results and, optionally, a narrative report published on the LandScale platform

LandScale is a comprehensive landscape assessment framework service that works with users to create a monitoring system. The LandScale team guides users through the following steps: (1) establishing and coordinating the assessment team, (2) defining the landscape boundary, (3) selecting indicators and metrics, (4) identifying and evaluating data, and generating results, and (5) producing a report that can be published on LandScale’s online platform. The assessment framework is designed to be flexible, and the indicators monitored can be tailored to the user’s priorities. Validation by local stakeholders and the LandScale team provides confidence in the results and unlocks the option to showcase the assessment to key stakeholders on the LandScale platform. LandScale is a service which requires registration and a paid subscription. To work with LandScale, contact them at their website.

LandScale is focused on measuring the sustainability of a landscape, where a landscape is defined as “large enough to capture linkages between different sustainability issues but small enough for results to inform interventions – typically at least 100 sq km.” The indicators of restoration progress encompass four pillars: ecosystems, governance, human well-being, and production. Each pillar includes several required indicators, but users can tailor the framework to their needs by selecting additional optional and landscape-dependent indicators. There are three subscription options for conducting a LandScale assessment, which have different price points: Powered, Validated, or Enterprise. A “Powered by LandScale” assessment includes access to the assessment framework, assessment resources, and online learning content, but the results are not independently validated. A “Validated by LandScale” assessment includes independent validation by the LandScale team as well as publication and communications options. The validation process checks that the guidelines for the assessment were followed, and the input data are of sufficient quality. The fees and services included in the Enterprise assessment option are designed in consultation with the LandScale team.

Scale
Landscape
Technical skills/resources required
Internet connection
Cost
Fee-based service where fees depend on level of support needed (contact LandScale)
Language(s) available
English