Cadasta is pleased to announce the appointment of three distinguished leaders—María Pía Hernández Palacios, Ana Teresa Fuzzo de Lima, and Cristina Coc—to its Board of Directors. Each bring extensive expertise in environmental governance, climate action, and rights-based approaches that will strengthen Cadasta’s mission to secure land and resource rights worldwide. María Pía Hernández Palacios is…

As Cadasta marks 10 years of advancing land and resource rights, we continue our Mapping Change webinar series by highlighting how local mapping efforts contribute to global biodiversity and climate goals.  Tuesday, September 16, 2025 10:00 AM (EST) | 4:00 PM (CET) Register today  This next installment will spotlight the work of two of Cadasta’s…

In much of Uganda, land is more than a place to live or farm, it is the foundation for livelihoods, community identity, and future opportunity. For the majority of Ugandans, that land is held under customary tenure, a system rooted in tradition and recognized under national law. Over the past decade, Certificates of Customary Ownership…

Today, on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we celebrate by honoring the resilience, knowledge, and cultural richness of Indigenous communities around the world. We also reaffirm our commitment to supporting and documenting their rights to their land and resources. At Cadasta, we reaffirm our belief that secure land rights are foundational to…

Amy Coughenour Betancourt President and CEO, Cadasta Foundation This year marks a significant milestone at Cadasta–ten years of putting people and their land on the map. In 2015, Cadasta was founded with a bold vision: to build a transformative global ecosystem of partners, technology, and data to protect land and property rights and address the…

In Eastern Rwanda, thousands of smallholder farmers are now one step closer to land security, thanks to a strategic partnership aimed at improving the accuracy and completeness of land records. Led by Landesa, in collaboration with Cadasta and Rwanda’s National Land Authority (NLA), the initiative addresses long-standing land administration challenges, starting with a successful rollout…

Cadasta is delighted to announce the appointment of two outstanding leaders—Megan Wenrich and Munehiko Joya—to its Board of Directors. Munehiko will also serve as Board Treasurer.  Megan Wenrich is a climate capital strategist with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of philanthropy, investing, and sustainability. Most recently, she served as Vice President of…

By Heidi Burgess, Senior Director of Philanthropy & Strategic Partnerships  This June, I had the privilege of attending my first Global Land Forum, hosted in Bogotá, Colombia by the International Land Coalition, where I witnessed firsthand the power, courage and conviction of farmers, fisherfolk, Indigenous Peoples, Afro-Descendant delegates, local leaders, youth, and women, all…

We’re honored that the powerful work of our partners is featured in the latest edition of Esri’s ArcNews. The article, marking Cadasta's 10th Anniversary and entitled, “Mapping More Than Land: Advancing Land Rights Through GIS,” showcases how local organizations and community leaders across the globe are using Cadasta’s tools to collect their data, document, and…

In the quiet clearing of a forest in India, a community leader holds a freshly printed land claim map—her name, along with her family’s, etched in ink. Miles away, in the lush landscapes of northern Uganda, a woman beams as she receives her Certificate of Customary Ownership, knowing that for the first time, she can…