What is LENs?
Landscape Enterprise Networks (LENs) brings organisations together to co-fund and implement regenerative agriculture and nature-based solutions to drive landscape resilience.
Since 2021, we have delivered more than €24m from organisations like Nestlé, Diageo and West Northamptonshire Council to 350+ farmers, to implement practices like cover crops, minimum tillage and habitat restoration.
We aim to increase soil health, water quality & conservation, and biodiversity, as well as mitigate climate change. In 2024 alone, LENs farmers reduced and removed 49,370 tonnes of CO₂e (carbon dioxide equivalent), which is equivalent to 140 hectares’ worth of newly planted woodland for the next 100 years.
Beyond environmental outcomes, we believe LENs will play a crucial role in raw material supply, de-risking supply chains and supporting livelihoods.
Funding goes to farmers:
- By practice, for those beginning the regen journey
- By performance, for those leading the way
- For innovation, to reduce the risk of trying something new
LENs is active in six regions with more in development: East of England, Yorkshire, Leven (Scotland), Western Hungary, Northern Italy and Western Poland.
Our aim is to regenerate the landscapes we all depend on.