Rachel Mason (Independent Researcher, Hawaii USA) presented her work on the research and advocacy possibilities enabled by a global map of CAFOs, outlining both the significance and methodology of building open, verifiable datasets on industrial livestock production. She explored CAFO mapping as a foundation for interdisciplinary inquiry, outlining how farm-level spatial data can inform analyses of environmental burdens and community impacts, while inviting dialogue on how such evidence might inform policy and advocacy.

Shady Heredia (CEDENMA & Stop Financing Factory Farming, Ecuador) presented on her work with indigenous communities to document land degradation, seek accountability from development banks, and challenge the lack of transparency surrounding CAFO expansion. She highlighted how missing environmental impact data can impede community monitoring, and how participatory mapping and open data tools could strengthen local oversight and advocacy. 

The workshop was chaired by Mehroosh Tak (SOAS, University of London).