From Recognition to Resilience: Land Rights and Sustainable Futures in Gujarat’s Forests

By: Leah Kellenberger Across 12 countries, Cadasta’s Strengthening Land and Forest Rights (SLFR) Program, funded by the UK International Development, from the UK government, is partnering with 13 organizations to advance secure land and forest rights for Indigenous Peoples and local communities. This program aims to secure management or ownership rights for forest-dwelling communities, as…

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Year End Message from Cadasta

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…

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

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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