The main purpose of Landfutures is to contribute approaches, knowledge and tools that enable local and regional spatial planners, politicians, landowners, business actors and organizations to make choices that support sustainable land use.

Landfutures is a national research center with the goal of promoting sustainable land use through transformative research and practice.

It is one of four national centers for sustainable nature and land use, all funded by the Research Council of Norway with funds from the Ministry of Climate and Environment, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the research funds for agriculture and the food industry.

Landfutures started on April 1, 2026 and has been allocated funding until 2034. Western Norway Research Institute The center is run jointly by the University College of Western Norway, the Norwegian Mapping Authority, the Institute of Transport Economics, Nordlandsforskning, Ruralis, the Norwegian Central Computing Center and the Basque Centre for Climate Change in Spain.

Landfutures place great emphasis on education and recruitment, especially through the University College of Western Norway. Four PhD positions and three postdoctoral positions will be added to the center. Landfutures will involve students and develop teaching materials at both bachelor's and master's levels.