Mapping Approaches for Securing Tenure (MAST) is a collection of participatory mapping approaches to help communities manage, document, and secure their land and resource rights.
Using the MAST learning platform
The MAST learning platform brings together introductory guidance, country applications, and a resource library. Start with Learn About MAST to explore what the approach is designed to address. Then visit MAST country applications to find material on where it has been used and the outcomes described in the archive.
For practical next steps, the getting started guide provides guidance for applying MAST and finding further information. The MAST resource library connects case studies, blog posts, country profiles, and other source material.
The sections below include infographics, research, briefs, articles, and project pages. Land rights and governance professionals can follow these paths to compare implementation contexts and examine the supporting evidence. Check the dates and scope of individual resources when applying lessons from earlier projects to a new setting.
Mapping Approaches for Securing Tenure (MAST) is a collection of participatory mapping approaches used by USAID and its partners to help communities manage, document, and secure their land and resource rights.
MAST blends participatory mapping approaches with flexible technology tools to help local communities who lack access to government services to document, manage and secure their land and resource rights, improving long-term governance of community land and resources.
MAST Resource Library
Case studies, blog posts, country profiles, and other MAST resources.
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