Landscape Enterprise Networks bring organisations together to co-fund nature-based solutions to drive landscape resilience.
SEAOAK has partnered with 3Keel and LENs to establish Landscape Enterprise Networks in Australia. As the National Operator for LENs, SEAOAK will lead the establishment and operation of LENs initiatives across Australia - working closely with the central LENs team to tailor the European model to Australian landscapes, markets, farming systems, and environmental priorities
Hunter & Mid North Coast, NSW
Status: In progress
Project Partners: SEAOAK, Macka's Australian Black Angus Beef, 3Keel/ LENS, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment & Water (DCCEEW)
Timelines:
Jan - Jun 2026: Stakeholder engagement and consultation
Jul - Dec 2026: Program and landscape outcomes co-design
Jan - Jun 2027: Contracting
Jun 2027 > LENs trades (on-farm interventions and measures)
The Women in LENs (WiLENs) program is giving rural women a seat at the table by building environmental leadership capability and creating jobs in regional, rural and remote Australia
SEAOAK is investing in training 3-5 rural women each year, with the group receiving real training on real LENs programs being rolled out across Australia. The group will gain experience supporting with the various functions of Landscape Enterprise Networks in Australia including regional stakeholder engagement and coordination, farmer coordination and support, farm data collection, and identification of opportunities for new LENs programs within their own communities
LENs is a globally leading nature-based solutions model developed by UK-based sustainability advisory firm 3Keel in 2021. The model brings together farmers, businesses, supply-chain partners, financial institutions, and government to co-invest in shared environmental outcomes at a whole-of-landscape scale.
Since its launch, LENs has channeled over $50 million in payments to farmers, expanded to 12 regions across Europe, and engaged 430+ farms across 229,000ha of land. These partners collaborate to co-invest and deliver measurable environmental improvements while strengthening the resilience of agricultural production systems and regional economies.
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