Newsletters

Stay on top of Cadasta’s partnerships, technology, news, campaigns, announcements, and more in our quarterly newsletter.

 

2023

Cadasta Newsletter: Celebrating a year of progress and looking ahead to 2024! | January 4, 2023 As we usher in a new year, we at Cadasta would like to thank you for your ongoing support. Read More

2023

Cadasta Newsletter: Cadasta & KESAN Partnership | December 19, 2023 Op-ed & Video: Bridging the Digital Gap for Indigenous Land and Forest Rights. Read More

Cadasta Newsletter: Cadasta at COP28 | December 8, 2023 Explore disruptive technologies’ power in safeguarding Indigenous lands, watch a Board Member’s insights, and delve into mapping’s crucial role in land rights, biodiversity, and more. Read More

Cadasta Newsletter | October 2, 2023 New Team Members, Grants for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, and Job Opportunity Read More

Cadasta Newsletter | August 9, 2023 Recognizing the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Read More

Cadasta Newsletter | July 27, 2023 This month marked CEO and President Amy Coughenour’s 5th year at Cadasta Foundation. Under her leadership, Cadasta has documented 6.6 million people in 47 countries, setting the foundation for a more prosperous and stable life for over 1.3 million families living in 4,400 communities. Read More

Cadasta Newsletter | June 14, 2023 In 2022, Cadasta expanded its global reach to 46 countries, reaching over 6.3 million people. Working alongside 101 implementing partners, we equipped communities with our tools and training, strengthening tenure security, fostering gender equality, and empowering Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Read More

Cadasta Newsletter | March 27, 2023 Cadasta Foundation will receive £3M from the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to implement the Land for Climate initiative to enable systems change to document and secure indigenous and community land and resource rights. Read More

Cadasta Newsletter |  January 31, 2023 Looking Back at 2022 and Ringing in the New Year with a New CPO, Website, and Impact Video!  Read More

2022

Cadasta Newsletter | December 21, 2022 Cadasta Newsletter: As 2022 draws to a close, we at Cadasta would like to thank you for your ongoing support and wish you a healthy and peaceful holiday season. Read More

Cadasta Newsletter | November 10, 2022 COP27, Titling Updates, Parting Reflections from Frank Pichel, and more Read More

Cadasta Newsletter | September 6, 2022 Expanding our Donors, Projects, Board, and Team Read More

Cadasta Newsletter | June 30, 2022 2021 was an exciting year for growth for Cadasta. Read More

Cadasta Newsletter | April 28, 2022 Securing Women’s Land Rights and Receiving the Esri Sustainable Development Award: Spring Updates from Cadasta Read More

Cadasta Newsletter | February 24, 2022 Taking a Deeper Look at Our Work in Indian Forests and with Government in Uganda Read More

2021

Cadasta Newsletter: Thanks for a great year! | December 20, 2021 This was an exciting year of growth for Cadasta. We celebrated five years of operation and reached over 5 million people in 42 countries on our platform, strengthening their land and resource rights. Read More

Cadasta Newsletter: New Funding, New Staff, Events & Announcements | October 28, 2021 In July of this year, the David Weekley Family Foundation renewed and increased its grant funding in support of Cadasta’s vision to build a world where even the most marginalized individuals and communities can benefit from the opportunities afforded by secure land and resource rights. Read More

Cadasta Newsletter: Special Achievement in GIS Award | August 9, 2021 Through the efforts of thousands of users in their own communities, Cadasta paved the way for over 5 million people to document and strengthen their land rights.
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2020 Annual Report: Five Years in the Making | June 9, 2021 2020 was a year like no other. The devastating impacts of COVID-19 on communities around the world laid bare the deep and systemic racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequalities facing our societies, including the one billion people needing a secure, decent place to live without fear of eviction or loss.
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How our Technology Secured Land Rights for 5 Million People in 5 Years | April 27, 2021 What could happen if we could document, register, and secure the rights of 1 billion tenure-insecure people around the world?
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Cadasta Newsletter: Land Rights in the New Year! | Feb 3, 2021 Cadasta is excited to share some wins from 2020 and upcoming priorities for our team!
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2020

Cadasta Newsletter: Wishing You a Safe and Happy Holiday! | December 22, 2020 As 2020 draws to a close, the team at Cadasta wants to thank you for your ongoing support and wish you a healthy and peaceful holiday season. Read More

Cadasta Newsletter: Introducing the Cadasta Training and Support Center! | October 9, 2020 Cadasta is thrilled to have recently launched our new Training and Support Center to support our global partners in their work to document and secure land and property rights.  Read More

Cadasta Newsletter: Impact Insights from the Field | Aug 31, 2020 As part of a systematic effort to learn directly from our partners and community landholders using and benefiting from Cadasta’s Platform and services, Cadasta commissioned an independent, third-party impact assessment to better understand how our tools and services for mapping and documenting land and resource rights are impacting people’s lives in India.  Read More

Cadasta Newsletter: Introducing the Global Impact Dashboard 2.0! | July 17, 2020 Cadasta is pleased to announce the release of our new Global Impact Dashboard (GID). Designed with our partners’ needs in mind, the GID makes it easier than ever to visualize and share the land and resource rights data collected using Cadasta’s Platform and suite of tools.  Read More

Cadasta Newsletter: Covering New Terrain in the Fight for Land Rights! | June 4, 2020 As we release Cadasta’s Annual Report this year, we are reminded more than ever of the importance of fighting for racial, gender, economic, and social justice in land rights around the world. People left out of formal land systems and denied the right to own, use, and occupy land, housing, and natural resources face a lifetime of exclusion, discrimination, and disenfranchisement. Read More

Cadasta Newsletter: Strategizing in Uncertain Times | April 7, 2020 As we all struggle to adapt our leadership and organizational strategies to overcome this difficult time, we need to ask ourselves; what about our work matters most right now? I can tell you what matters to us most. Read More

2019

Cadasta Newsletter: Celebrating Progress and Looking Ahead | December 16, 2019 Cadasta has accomplished significant milestones, including an exciting relaunch of our platform and strategy and an expansion of activities on the ground. As 2019 draws to a close, we at Cadasta are celebrating our progress this year and thinking creatively about what is coming in 2020. Learn More

Cadasta Newsletter: Building a Solid Foundation for Impact | July 25, 2019 Get all the latest on Cadasta including our 2018 Annual Report, press, blogs, updates on new staff and board members, job opportunities, and more! Learn More

Cadasta Newsletter: Cadasta 2.0 Scaling for Impact | May 2, 2019  There is a lot in the air besides spring at Cadasta. Read our newsletter to learn about our new Global Metrics Dashboard, strategy, video, and more!  Learn More

2018

Cadasta Newsletter: Advancing Global Land and Resource Rights Through Innovative Solutions | December 6, 2018 Join us in marking the beginning of a new chapter for Cadasta. Learn More

Cadasta Newsletter: Bridging Gaps to Advance Land Rights | July 10, 2018 Bridging the gap between those with formally recognized land rights and the vast majority without is our call to action. Learn More

Cadasta Appoints Amy Coughenour Betancourt as New CEO | June 5, 2018 Cadasta Foundation Continues Strategic Growth with Appointment of a new CEO. Learn More

Join us for a Webinar: Strengthening Women’s Land Rights | April 12, 2018 We are pleased to announce that Cadasta Foundation, the Land Portal Foundation, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Thematic Network on Good Governance of Extractive and Land Resources will co-host an interactive webinar to highlight the critical links between securing women’s land rights and promoting sustainable development.
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Cadasta Newsletter: Land & Poverty Conference, Women’s Land Rights, Platform Updates & more! | March 15, 2018  With the Land and Poverty Conference around the corner, we are thrilled to share a number of exciting platform and projects developments with you. Learn More

Help Us Shine a Spotlight on Women’s Land Rights | March 8, 2018 In celebration of International Women’s Day, we are launching the Her Land Her Story Campaign. Learn More

2017

Cadasta Newsletter: Land Rights Survey, Women’s Land, Platform Updates, News, and more! | September 28, 2017   
We are thrilled to announce the launch of Cadasta’s quarterly newsletter to keep our community informed of the latest news on our work, platform, and partners. Learn More

Got Land Rights? | September 19, 2017  Please join us for a special campaign to shine a spotlight on the issue of land rights. Lean More

2016

Big News From Cadasta! | July 14, 2016  Announcing our newest tech update! Learn More

2015

Tech and Land/Resource Rights United at Last | March 28,2015  See Cadasta’s open source land and resource rights management platform in action. Learn More