Cadasta Foundation, Kadaster International, and the Brazilian NGO Land Governance Institute (IGT) are pleased to announce their partnership to mutually support and advocate for responsible investment and land tenure security in Brazil. Cadasta, Kadaster, and IGT are united in our common and collaborative mission to promote land rights and sustainable investment.
Commenting on the partnership, Cadasta CEO Amy Coughenour Betancourt said, “Cadasta is thrilled to partner with Kadaster International and IGT to advance responsible investment and tenure security in Brazil. With our combined knowledge and leadership in land tenure and administration, we can make significant headway in ensuring that resource-based supply chains are transparent and sustainable.”
In Brazil, a lack of accountability across international corporate supply chains damages the market value of products and impacts commitments towards sustainability, including community rights and conservation measures. Land tenure, the foundation of any resource-based supply chain, is rarely prioritized by companies and governments. Consequently, the private sector and other investors tend to underestimate land-related risks when conducting business, resulting in conflict and unsustainable value chains.
“Land tenure is essential for responsible investments,” said Mathilde Molendijk, Kadaster International, Regional Manager, “Because it is such a complex matter, it is often overlooked. Teaming up with Cadasta and IGT will allow us to unravel this complex issue. With Cadasta’s technical support and IGT’s knowledge of land governance in Brazil, together with our strong expertise in Fit for Purpose Land Administration worldwide, we are convinced that we can further improve responsible land-based investments.”
Cadasta Foundation, Kadaster International, and IGT are working together to provide equitable and affordable land administration tools, services, and expertise in areas where land administration remains a challenge. The work focuses on applying certification frameworks, international standards, and risk assessments to advance land rights, conservation, and sustainable investment in Brazil.
Commenting on the collaboration, Director of the Land Governance Institute, Gabriel Siqueira, said, “Our partnership seeks to standardize land-related risks through aspects that are pertinent to land administration systems anywhere. Made possible by Kadaster’s expertise, technical support from Cadasta, and IGT’s coordination, our goal is to provide viable solutions for any size of company, sector, or supply chain.”
About Cadasta Foundation:
Founded in 2015, Cadasta Foundation is a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit that develops and promotes the use of simple digital tools and technology to help partners efficiently document, analyze, store, and share critical land and resource rights information.
By creating an accessible digital record of land, property, and resource rights, we help empower individuals, communities, organizations, governments, and businesses with the information they need to make data-driven decisions and put vulnerable communities and their needs on the map.
For more information about Cadasta’s work visit: https://cadasta.org/
Notes to Editors:
- Cadasta’s Website: https://cadasta.org/
- Cadasta’s Twitter: @CadastaOrg
- Cadasta Press: https://cadasta.org/press/
- Cadasta Media Contact: Madaleine Weber, Communications Director, mweber@cadasta.org
About Kadaster International:
The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency (in short Kadaster) has collected and registered administrative and spatial data on property and the rights since 1832, thereby protecting legal certainty. Kadaster is responsible for national mapping and maintenance of the national reference coordinate system.
Kadaster shares its knowledge and experience outside the Netherlands to cooperate with countries that need support on these issues, whether bilateral or in donor funded projects. If rights are registered, owners have legal security. A sound land registration is an instrument for economic development and improvement of living conditions.
Like all products and services of Kadaster, the aim is that the costs should be covered. The projects are often financed from available funds provided by the Dutch Government, the European Commission, the United Nations and the World Bank.
Website: https://www.kadaster.nl/
Twitter: @Het_Kadaster
Pers: pers@kadaster.nl
Media contact: Suzie van der Hoek, suzie.vanderhoek@kadaster.nl
Kadaster International:
Website: https://www.kadaster.com/
Twitter: @Kadaster_Int
About Land Governance Institute:
The Land Governance Institute is a spin-off from the Land Governance Research Group (GGT) from the University of Campinas, Brazil, which was mentored by Prof. Bastiaan P. Reydon. As specialists who have been working with land-related issues, projects, and consultancies since 2012, we founded a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting good land governance practices, and sustainable and equitable development based on secure land rights.
More information about our work is available on our website (https://igterras.com.br/) and social media.
- IGT’s Website: https://igterras.com.br/
- IGT’s Facebook: @governancadeterras
- IGT’s Instagram: @instgovterras
- IGT’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO5ifokvLvrIgHdG6kXI4OA
