Cadasta Foundation

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Bridging Gaps to Advance Land Rights

A quote by author and radio host Earl Nightingale sums up Cadasta’s current challenge perfectly: “Your p roblem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.” Our goal at Cadasta is to be the leading provider of technical tools and services to support…

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Cadasta and Esri Partner to Put Land Rights on the Map

Esri, the global market leader in GIS, was founded as Environmental Systems Research Institute in 1969.  While land use consulting was at its core, the company has since grown and has a much broader vision to solve some of the world’s most difficult challenges. It does so through a commitment to science, sustainability, community, education,…

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Introducing Cadasta 2.0: An Esri-Supported Platform for Improved Land and Resource Rights Documentation

Since our founding, Cadasta has focusing on being the leading provider of technical tools and services to support the documentation of land and resource rights to build stronger, more sustainable communities. By making it easier to efficiently document, store, manage, and share land and resource rights information, we aim to build a world where even…

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Mapping for Thought: Establishing Secure Land Tenure for Irrigation Schemes in South Kivu, DRC

Through the project "Maji Ya Amani", Water for Peace in Swahili, ZOA International intends to revive an existing irrigation scheme created in the nineteen fifties (1950’s) in Luberizi, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is acknowledged that improving the land through irrigation will result in an increase in land value and…

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Surveying and Mapping with Your Smartphone

When we interviewed Professor Thomas Kersten back in 2014, he predicted that the smartphone would become a valuable surveying instrument within just a couple of years – and he was not far wrong! Thanks to the rapid pace of technical advancement, smartphone photogrammetry now enables us to capture reality in 3D. Some smartphones come with…

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Cadasta Foundation Continues Strategic Growth with Appointment of New CEO, Amy Coughenour Betancourt

WASHINGTON, D.C. June 4, 2018- Cadasta Foundation is pleased to welcome Amy Coughenour Betancourt as its new Chief Executive Officer. As CEO, Amy will lead Cadasta’s next phase of strategic growth as the organization scales up its technology, services, partnerships, and impact. Founded in 2015, Cadasta Foundation develops and promotes the use of simple digital…

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Cadasta Featured in FHI 360’s Atlas of Innovation for Economic Stability

Cadasta Foundation featured for its innovative mobile technology platform that improves people’s access to their rightful ownership of land. Atlas of Innovation for Economic Stability identifies innovations that create stable incomes and build more inclusive economies for poor and vulnerable people. Cadasta is pleased to have been included and featured in The Atlas of…

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Factoring in Land Rights in the Push for Sustainable Landscapes

WASHINGTON (Landscape News) – What do land rights have to do with building the investment case for sustainable landscapes? According to land administration specialist Frank Pichel, a great deal. “Whether you look  at conservation, climate change, service delivery, infrastructure or equitable access to finance… they all have property right angles,” says Pichel, who will be a…

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Cadasta Foundation is Accepted as a Member of the International Land Coalition

Cadasta is pleased to have been accepted as a member of the International Land Coalition (ILC). ILC is a global alliance of civil society and intergovernmental organizations working together to put people at the center of land governance. The shared goal of ILC’s members is to realize land governance for and with people…

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Gearing up for the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference

With the 2018 World Bank Land and Poverty Conference around the corner, the Cadasta team is looking forward to connecting with colleagues from near and far. Year after year, the Land and Poverty Conference has proven to be excellent forum for learning about the latest research, interventions, and innovations in the land sector. This…

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