Marjolein Albers is the CEO of Justdiggit, a nonprofit focused on large-scale, community-led landscape restoration in sub-Saharan Africa. She brings more than 25 years of leadership across NGOs and public-interest campaigns in health, education, and the environment, with a track record of building partnerships and movements that deliver measurable impact. Justdiggit is scaling restoration by coupling proven, locally owned and led practices, such as rainwater harvesting and farmer managed natural regeneration. Supported by digital tools, remote sensing, mobile engagement, and positive storytelling. This “regreening” approach restores soil health, enhances biodiversity, improves water availability, and supports inclusive local economies. Justdiggit collaborates with governments, UN agencies, businesses, startups, academia, and investors to unlock financing and gender-inclusive income models. Marjolein’s focus: accelerate ecosystem restoration as a practical climate, ecological, and economic solution.

Expert topics
Community-led landscape restoration and climate resilience
Digital regreening and scalable nature-based solutions (NbS)
Gender-inclusive climate action and local income models
Positive storytelling to build global restoration movements

Key message
Restoring land is one of the most effective ways to reverse degradation, prevent desertification, and improve soil health. By working hand-in-hand with local communities and cross-sector partners, we can scale restoration in ways that heal ecosystems and create lasting economic opportunity and resilience.