Announcements

Unlocking Impact Through Data: A Q&A with Cadasta’s Director of Evidence & Impact

We are delighted to welcome Sharon Ogolla to the Cadasta team as our new Director of Evidence and Impact.
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Mapping Unity: Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ Shared Quest for Rights, Preservation, and Empowerment 

Worldwide, Indigenous People and local communities (IP&LCs) collectively manage more than half of the world’s land.
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Cadasta Welcomes Three Outstanding Leaders to its Board of Directors 

Cadasta Foundation is pleased to announce the election of Rohini Chaturvedi, Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, and Chris Locke to our Board of Directors.
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My Takeaways from Climate Week 

This year, I attended my first Climate Week in NYC, held during the United Nations General Assembly, which is the largest annual climate event of...
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PRADAN and KESAN Receive Cadasta Grants to Document and Secure Indigenous Land and Forests

Cadasta is proud to provide grant and technical support to PRADAN and KESAN as they work to document and protect Indigenous land and forests in...
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Cadasta Welcomes Three New Team Members

Cadasta is pleased to introduce three outstanding additions to our team.
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Trazando un futuro sostenible: Utilizando las tecnologías de mapeo para asegurar y proteger las tierras y los bosques comunitarios e indígenas

Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP & LCs) collectively manage a staggering 50% of the world’s land and hold 80% of the world’s biodiversity and...
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Charting a Sustainable Future: Harnessing Mapping Technologies to Secure and Protect Community and Indigenous Land and Forests 

Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP & LCs) collectively manage a staggering 50% of the world’s land and hold 80% of the world’s biodiversity and...
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Cadasta Foundation Receives Funding from Rising Tide Foundation to Expand Customary Land Rights in Uganda

Discover how Cadasta Foundation is revolutionizing customary land rights in Uganda with the help of a generous $400,000 USD grant from the Rising Tide Foundation!
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Five Years at Cadasta: What I Learned Along the Way

The series is organized by a consortium of organizations, including the Land Portal Foundation, the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Tenure Facility. 
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Land Dialogues Cadasta Recap | Taking Data Back Women’s Sovereignty Over Land Data

The series is organized by a consortium of organizations, including the Land Portal Foundation, the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Tenure Facility. 
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Land Dialogues Cadasta Recap | Taking Data Back Women’s Sovereignty Over Land Data

The series is organized by a consortium of organizations, including the Land Portal Foundation, the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Tenure Facility. 
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Cadasta Receives Funding from the UK Development Office to Document Indigenous and Community Lands

Cadasta Foundation is thrilled to receive £3M from the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to implement the Land for Climate initiative to...
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PRESS RELEASE: Cadasta Foundation Welcomes New Chief Program Officer

Cadasta Foundation announces the addition of Rudo Kemper to its leadership team as Chief Program Officer.
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Parting Perspectives from Frank Pichel, Co-Founder & Chief Program Officer

As Cadasta Co-Founder and Chief Program Officer Frank Pichel begins a new chapter in his career, we asked him for his thoughts and perspectives on...
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Land Rights for Climate Action and Equality: Reflections from COP27

Cadasta Foundation and El Hawad Growth Corridor Project recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance land tenure governance and registration for smallholder farmers in...
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Major International Donors Fund New Projects 

Cadasta Foundation and El Hawad Growth Corridor Project recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance land tenure governance and registration for smallholder farmers in...
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Cadasta Partners with the El Hawad Growth Corridor Project to Support Land Governance for Farmers in Sudan 

Cadasta Foundation and El Hawad Growth Corridor Project recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance land tenure governance and registration for smallholder farmers in...
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10 Things We Learned About our New GIS Business Analyst Marco Taboada

Cadasta welcomed Marco Taboada to our team as a GIS Business Analyst in December 2021
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Two Former Volunteers Join Our Team as Consultants

Cadasta is excited to receive Esri’s Special Achievement in GIS Award for 2021. This award is given to Esri users around the world to recognize...
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David Weekley Family Foundation Increases Its Support to Further Cadasta’s Mission

Cadasta is excited to receive Esri’s Special Achievement in GIS Award for 2021. This award is given to Esri users around the world to recognize...
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Cadasta Foundation Awarded for Outstanding Use of GIS Technology to Advance Global Land Rights

Cadasta is excited to receive Esri’s Special Achievement in GIS Award for 2021. This award is given to Esri users around the world to recognize...
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Cadasta Foundation, Kadaster International, and the Land Governance Institute Partner to Advance Responsible Investment and Land Tenure Security in Brazil

Cadasta Foundation, Kadaster International, and the Brazilian NGO Land Governance Institute (IGT) are pleased to announce their partnership to mutually support and advocate for responsible...
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Cadasta and the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada Partner to Support Land Tenure Security and Development Efforts for Vulnerable Communities

Cadasta is pleased to announce its partnership with the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada) to mutually support and advocate for land tenure security...
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Cadasta Welcomes Three New Interns to our Team

Cadasta is excited to welcome three new interns to our team. All three interns are based in East Africa and bring an impressive level of...
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Meet Cadasta’s New Solutions Engineer & Land Information Systems Specialist: Q&A with JP Soliz Molina

We are thrilled to welcome JP Soliz Molina to the Cadasta team as the Solutions Engineer & Land Information Systems Specialist.
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Cadasta’s Katie Pickett Featured in Geospatial World’s List of 50 Rising Stars

Cadasta is thrilled to announce that Program Manager Katie Pickett has been selected and featured on Geospatial World’s list of 50 Rising Stars.
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Cadasta’s Work to Halt the Eviction of Slum-dwelling Communities in Nairobi is Featured in Facebook’s Data for Good Annual Report

The report highlights Cadasta’s work to halt the eviction of slum-dwelling communities in Nairobi as an example of how Facebook data has assisted in response...
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Council of Minorities in Bangladesh uses Cadasta Land Rights Grant as Step Toward Upgrading 50-year-old Refugee Camps

Global Land Alliance and Cadasta Foundation are pleased to announce joint funding to, and collaboration with, Yayasan Puter Indonesia (Puter) to support a Village Boundary...
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Global Land Alliance and Cadasta jointly fund and support Village Boundary Setting and Land Use Mapping Initiatives of Yayasan Puter Indonesia.

Global Land Alliance and Cadasta Foundation are pleased to announce joint funding to, and collaboration with, Yayasan Puter Indonesia (Puter) to support a Village Boundary...
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Cadasta Foundation Appoints Land Rights Expert Amy Regas to its Board of Directors

Cadasta Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Regas as a new Director of the Board.
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Cadasta Awarded Grant from the David Weekley Family Foundation

Cadasta Foundation is pleased to announce grant support from the David Weekley Family Foundation.
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Ujamaa Tribe in Uganda to Receive a Cadasta Grant to Map and Document Land Ownership

Cadasta is pleased to award a Data Accelerator Grant to Ujamaa Tribe, a Ugandan civil society organization founded in 2017 with an aim to create...
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Yayasan Puter Indonesia to Receive a Cadasta Data Accelerator Grant to Conduct Community Mapping

Cadasta is pleased to award a Data Accelerator Grant to Yayasan Puter Indonesia, an organization that works with NGOs, community groups, the private sector, and...
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Brazilian CSO Espaço Feminista to Receive a Cadasta Data Accelerator Grants to Document Women’s Land Rights in Bonito, Brazil

Cadasta is pleased to award a Data Accelerator Grant to Espaço Feminista, a Brazilian feminist civil society organization.
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Cadasta’s Land Rights Work Featured in Georgetown University’s Environmental Law Review

Cadasta is thrilled to have been featured in the latest edition of the Georgetown University Environmental Law Review
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PRESS RELEASE: Cadasta Launches New Training and Support Center to Support the Global Documentation of Land and Resource Rights

Cadasta is thrilled to launch our new Training and Support Center to support our global partners in their work to document and secure land and...
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PRESS RELEASE: Cadasta Foundation Joins Amazon Investor Coalition to Advance Forest-Friendly Economic Development in the Amazon

Cadasta Foundation and Global Land Alliance (GLA) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on April 17th, 2020 to mutually...
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Cadasta Foundation and Waatavaran Partner to Secure Tribal Forest Rights in Western India

Cadasta Foundation and Global Land Alliance (GLA) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on April 17th, 2020 to mutually...
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Fundación Cadasta y Fundapaz se asocian para fortalecer y promover los derechos de campesinos e indígenas en la Argentina y la región del Chaco

Cadasta Foundation and Global Land Alliance (GLA) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on April 17th, 2020 to mutually...
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Cadasta Foundation and Fundapaz Collaborate to Advance Indigenous and Small-scale Farmer Rights in Argentina’s Chaco Region

Cadasta Foundation and Global Land Alliance (GLA) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on April 17th, 2020 to mutually...
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Cadasta Foundation and the Global Land Alliance Collaborate to Promote Land Tenure Security

Cadasta Foundation and Global Land Alliance (GLA) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on April 17th, 2020 to mutually...
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It’s #GivingTuesdayNow!

Together, we can ensure that vulnerable communities have the support they need to secure their land, homes, and livelihoods today and in the future.
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PRESS RELEASE: Cadasta Foundation Signs onto the NGO Climate Compact with Commitments toward Environmental Action and Sustainability

Cadasta Foundation is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day by signing onto Interaction Forum’s NGO Climate Compact: Commitments Toward Environmental Action and Sustainability.
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Three organizations receive Cadasta’s first Data Accelerator Grant: Collaborative Media Advocacy Platform, Spatial Collective, and Youth Advocates for Change.

The first round of the Data Accelerator Grant is being awarded to the Collaborative Media Advocacy Platform (CMAP) in Nigeria, Spatial Collective based in Nairobi,...
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Cadasta Foundation Appoints Architect and International Housing Expert Steven Weir to its Board of Directors

Cadasta Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven Weir as a new Director of the Board.
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How Can Cadasta Help?

I want to reiterate Cadasta’s commitment to supporting your work and mission during this critical time.
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Dear Cadasta Friends and Partners,

We know that these are uncertain times for everyone around the world. As a member of the global community, we at Cadasta are actively taking...
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Cadasta is Selected as a Semi-Finalist for Rockefeller Foundation’s Food System Vision Prize

Cadasta is thrilled to have been chosen as a semi-finalist of the Food System Vision Prize, made possible by The Rockefeller Foundation, in partnership with...
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PRESS RELEASE: Cadasta Foundation Welcomes New Director of GIS and Technology Chuck Conley

Cadasta Foundation is pleased to welcome Chuck Conley as its new Director of GIS and Technology. In this role, Chuck will serve as Cadasta’s technology...
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Cadasta Selected by the UN International Fund for Agriculture to Expand Community Forest Rights Work in India

Cadasta is pleased to have been selected as a recipient of the United Nations International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) Innovation Grant Program to provide...
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Cadasta Selected by the World Bank Gender Innovation Lab to Advocate for Better Gender Integration using Evidence

Cadasta is thrilled to be selected by the World Bank Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) to conduct impact evaluations on closing the gender gap...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Cadasta Foundation to Expand Partnership with PRADAN to Document and Secure Forest Rights in Odisha and Jharkhand

In the Indian states of Odisha and Jharkhand, Cadasta Foundation is working in partnering with the local non-profit organization Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN)...
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Cadasta Foundation Launches New Global Land Rights Challenge Fund to Secure Land and Resource Rights

Cadasta Foundation has launched its new Global Land Rights Challenge Fund to help partners better leverage Cadasta’s innovative tools and services to document land and...
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