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Strengthening Land Governance in Mozambique: Cadasta and Lantmäteriet’s Collaborative Study

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Cadasta and Lantmäteriet, the Swedish National Mapping Agency, are proudly partnering with the National Directorate for Land and Territorial Development (Direção Nacional de Terras e Desenvolvimento Territorial), Cenacarta, ADE, and other relevant organizations to conduct a comprehensive study of the land sector in Mozambique, funded by Sida (the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency). This initiative…

What We Learned from Supporting the Mapping of Millions of Hectares: Lessons from Indonesia, Myanmar, and India

By Cadasta Staff Around the world, efforts to document land and forest rights are routinely slowed by outdated systems that rely on paper sketch maps, handwritten forms, disconnected spreadsheets, and months or even years of manual digitization. According to recent global estimates, up to 90% of landholdings in developing countries remain undocumented. This gap is…

Strengthening the Land Rights Continuum: A Pathway to Resilience and Equity

By Cadasta's Carolina Reynoso Pieters & Leah Kellenberger Around the world, millions of people live, farm, and raise families on land to which they have no formal, recognized rights. These communities–Indigenous Peoples, smallholder farmers, women, and residents of informal settlements–face daily risks that undermine their livelihoods, limit their economic potential, and increase their vulnerability to…

Charting a Shared Path for Tenure Security in the Congo Basin

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By: Samuel Mboh, Program Specialist for West and Central Africa, Cadasta The Congo Basin is one of the world’s most critical carbon sinks—and one of the most threatened. As global climate discussions increasingly emphasize the role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in protecting forests, the Basin stands at the center of international attention. Yet…

A Better Deal for Data: Why Cadasta is Endorsing a New Standard for Responsible Data Stewardship

Announcements, Announcements|Conferences and Events, Announcements|News, Announcements|Technology, Non-Profit, Partnerships, Partnerships|Technology, TechnologyJan 29, 2026245Views 0Likes 0Comments

Data can be a force for good or for harm. For organizations working alongside communities to secure land rights, protect natural resources, and advance social justice, that distinction isn’t abstract. It shows up every day in how data is collected, governed, shared, and used. That’s why on World Data Privacy Day (January 28), Cadasta is…

Year End Message from Cadasta

Announcements, Announcements|Conferences and Events, Announcements|News, Opinion, UncategorizedDec 19, 2025190Views 0Likes 0Comments

A Decade of Impact. A Future of Possibility. From: Amy Coughenour Betancourt, President and CEO, Cadasta As this year comes to a close, and as we mark Cadasta’s tenth anniversary, it’s impossible not to step back and reflect on the deeper meaning of what we’ve been building together. From the beginning, our mission has…

Op-Ed: Land Rights: The Missing Pillar for Climate Resilience at COP30

Announcements, Announcements|News, Announcements|News|Non-Profit|Opinion, Events, News, OpinionDec 8, 2025262Views 0Likes 0Comments

COP30 has come to a close, leaving behind a landscape that is both promising and unfinished. While land and resource rights did not dominate every negotiation or headline, the summit did deliver meaningful steps forward with the launch of the Intergovernmental Land Tenure Commitment (ILTC) and the renewed Forest & Land Tenure Pledge - both…

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