Agriculture is the planet’s largest land‑use system, fundamental to food security and central to the livelihoods of millions, yet it is also a major driver of biodiversity loss, climate change, and ecosystem degradation. Agricultural landscapes have an important role to play in contributing to ecosystem restoration. When designed and managed responsibly, and with regenerative approaches, these landscapes can support habitat restoration, watershed protection, soil health, and water quality and more.

Therefore, WWF and IKEA have agreed to contribute to advancing improved production practices within key agricultural and forest landscapes* and aquaculture systems. These, in turn, aim to support ecosystem and landscape restoration efforts, while supporting opportunities for improved livelihoods of local and, where relevant, Indigenous communities that depend on them. We are committed to scaling further regenerative practices, while also exploring the potential of future crops to support long‑term resilience.

Together we explore strategic topics related to future crops and agriculture practices that help reduce agricultural impacts and support approaches aligned with the principles of the planetary boundaries framework. This work is also exploring preconditions for Deforestation and Conversion Free (DCF) Supply Chains to support agricultural production systems designed to avoid deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems, thereby also supporting traceable and responsible sourcing.

Our agricultural work builds on our previous work within cotton which has been ongoing since 2005. Read more for more information on our work on cotton.

* Brazil, India, and Pakistan