Worldwide, Indigenous People and local communities (IP&LCs) collectively manage more than half of the world’s land.

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

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 its kind.

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 India and Myanmar.

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. 

Cadasta is pleased to introduce three outstanding additions to our team.

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 22% of the world’s total carbon in forests. Yet, shockingly, only 10% of their lands are legally recognized and protected.

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 22% of the world’s total carbon in forests. Yet, shockingly, only 10% of their lands are legally recognized and protected.

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!

This month marked my 5th year at Cadasta Foundation. It has been an amazing ride and I love it more today than when I started. As I reflect on my time at Cadasta, here are five things I learned…