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Molly Burhans’ media presence, with features reaching over 1.7 billion individual viewers worldwide, is a powerful extension of her activism and advocacy. Through interviews, articles, and appearances, she uses her visibility to help broad audiences understand land-based climate solutions, while empowering and inspiring individuals and institutions around the world to take action and make land work for good.
The media provided on this website represents a large selection of coverage but is not fully comprehensive.
The article “10 Catholics Who Restored Our Faith in Humanity in 2021” by Aleteia highlights ten individuals whose actions exemplified compassion, faith, and service in the Catholic tradition during a challenging year for humanity.
GoodLands was recognized by Best Startup US as one of Connecticut’s top mining and geospatial innovators, highlighting its unique approach to land stewardship and environmental impact through data-driven mapping and analysis.
In its 2021 feature on emerging faith leaders, Religion News Service recognized Molly Burhans for her visionary work with GoodLands.
In its “Faith Trends to Watch” article, innoFaith highlights GoodLands as a pioneering initiative utilizing geospatial data to map Catholic Church landholdings globally, aiming to repurpose these assets for maximum social and environmental impact.
In “2018’s Top Ten Catholic Eco-Stories” GoodLands [GoodLand Project] is recognized for its innovative approach to mapping and managing the Catholic Church’s land holdings, supporting properties’ use for sustainable and socially impactful purposes.
Young Champion of the Earth 2019: Molly Burhans / Jovem Campeã da Terra 2019: Molly Burhans
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global authority on the environment. UNEP’s mission is to inspire, inform, and enable nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. For over 50 years, UNEP has worked with governments, civil society, the private sector and UN entities to address humanity’s most pressing environmental challenges.
Legendas em Português: Este vídeo do PNUMA, estreado durante a Assembleia Geral da ONU, apresenta Molly Burhans, a Jovem Campeã da Terra de 2019 para a América do Norte, que fundou a GoodLands para ajudar a Igreja Católica a usar Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG) para administrar suas vastas propriedades rurais globais, visando à conservação e à sustentabilidade. Seu trabalho visa levar a gestão territorial católica à escala e ao impacto de seus sistemas de saúde e educação. (traduzido pelo Google)
This UNEP video, premiered during the UN General Assembly, features Molly Burhans, the 2019 Young Champion of the Earth for North America, who founded GoodLands to help the Catholic Church use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to steward its vast global landholdings for conservation and sustainability. Her work aims to bring Catholic land management to the scale and impact of its healthcare and education systems.
Legendas em português: Este vídeo do PNUMA, estreado durante a Assembleia Geral da ONU, apresenta Molly Burhans, a Jovem Campeã da Terra de 2019 para a América do Norte, que fundou a GoodLands para ajudar a Igreja Católica a usar Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG) para administrar suas vastas propriedades rurais globais, visando à conservação e à sustentabilidade. Seu trabalho visa levar a gestão territorial católica à escala e ao impacto de seus sistemas de saúde e educação. (traduzido pelo Google)
Meet the Woman Helping the Catholic Church Care for Creation
Grotto Network
Grotto Network is a faith-founded team of creators with a passion for storytelling and serving young adults. The network includes a core team and extended network of include filmmakers, writers, and artists from around the globe who join our desire to share inspiring stories and guiding resources.
This Grotto Network video profiles Molly Burhans, founder of GoodLands, who is working to geographically-enable the Catholic Church-owned—the largest non-governmental network of landholdings in the world—to help the Church use its property to care for creation and the most vulnerable people. The video follows Molly’s mission to integrate science, art, and faith to inspire global environmental stewardship and responsible land use.
Catalyst Conversation | Molly Burhans & Lloyd H. Dean
CommonSpirit Health
CommonSpirit Health the United States of America’s largest Catholic hospital chain and its second-largest nonprofit hospital chain; it is committed to advancing health equity, providing compassionate care, and serving vulnerable populations through a mission inspired by faith and driven by innovation.
CommonSpirit Health’s “Catalyst Conversations” series serves as a platform to explore the intersection of climate change and health equity, emphasizing the organization’s commitment to environmental stewardship as a core component of its healthcare mission. As a part of this series Lloyd Dean, then CEO of CommonSpirit Health, sat down with Molly Burhans to discuss the vital role of geospatial technology and land stewardship in addressing climate change and promoting health equity.
A ‘Treasure Map’ of the Catholic Church
Catholic News Service
Catholic News Service is an American news agency owned by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops that reports on the Catholic Church.
This Catholic News Service video, A ‘Treasure Map’ of the Catholic Church, highlights the newly launched (2019) GoodLands GeoHub—a groundbreaking digital platform offering access to hundreds of datasets, interactive apps, and maps of the global Catholic Church, serving as an invaluable beta tool for planning and mission-driven decision-making.
Seeking to Help Catholic Dioceses Use their Land More Efficiently
Rome Reports
Rome Reports is an independent international TV News Agency based in Rome covering the activity of the Pope, the life of the Vatican and current social, cultural and religious debates.
The Rome Reports feature highlights how Molly Burhans founded GoodLands to assist Catholic dioceses in utilizing their land more efficiently and sustainably, inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’. By employing high-resolution data and geospatial analysis, GoodLands helps communities understand the social, financial, and environmental potential of their land, aiming to transform underutilized properties into assets that support ecological regeneration and social development.
We are #GenerationRestoration
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global authority on the environment. UNEP’s mission is to inspire, inform, and enable nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. For over 50 years, UNEP has worked with governments, civil society, the private sector and UN entities to address humanity’s most pressing environmental challenges
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released this video for Earth Day 2021. Narrated by Alec Baldwin, it calls for global participation in #GenerationRestoration—an initiative to revive degraded ecosystems as essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. The video features clips of global environmental leaders, including Molly Burhans, highlighting how restoring nature—through actions like reforestation and river cleanup—is key to healing both people and the planet.
This section features a selection of books that highlight Molly Burhans’ work, advocacy, or journey. While it’s impossible to track every mention, the titles included here highlight books with chapters that are significantly—or in some cases entirely—dedicated to her contributions. Books marked with an asterisk (*) include chapters that Molly authored or co-authored herself, such as Women in GIS.
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Note: The media provided on this website represents a large selection of coverage but is not fully comprehensive.
Molly Burhans’ media presence, with features reaching over 1.7 billion individual viewers worldwide, is a powerful extension of her activism and advocacy. Through interviews, articles, and appearances, she uses her visibility to help broad audiences understand land-based climate solutions, while empowering and inspiring individuals and institutions around the world to take action and make land work for good.
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Young Champion of the Earth 2019: Molly Burhans / Jovem Campeã da Terra 2019: Molly Burhans
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global authority on the environment. For over 50 years, UNEP has worked with governments, civil society, the private sector and UN entities to address humanity’s most pressing environmental challenges.
O Programa das United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) é a principal autoridade global em meio ambiente. Há mais de 50 anos, o UNEP trabalha com governos, sociedade civil, setor privado e entidades da ONU para enfrentar os desafios ambientais mais urgentes da humanidade.(traduzido pelo Google)
This UNEP video, premiered during the UN General Assembly, features Molly Burhans, the 2019 Young Champion of the Earth for North America, who founded GoodLands to help the Catholic Church use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to steward its vast global landholdings for conservation and sustainability. Her work aims to bring Catholic land management to the scale and impact of its healthcare and education systems.
Legendas em português: Este vídeo do UNEP, estreado durante a Assembleia Geral da ONU, apresenta Molly Burhans, a Jovem Campeã da Terra de 2019 para a América do Norte, que fundou a GoodLands para ajudar a Igreja Católica a usar Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG) para administrar suas vastas propriedades rurais globais, visando à conservação e à sustentabilidade. Seu trabalho visa levar a gestão territorial católica à escala e ao impacto de seus sistemas de saúde e educação. (traduzido pelo Google)
Meet the Woman Helping the Catholic Church Care for Creation
Grotto Network
Grotto Network is a faith-founded team of creators with a passion for storytelling and serving young adults. The network includes a core team and extended network of include filmmakers, writers, and artists from around the globe who join our desire to share inspiring stories and guiding resources.
This Grotto Network video profiles Molly Burhans, founder of GoodLands, who is working to geographically-enable the Catholic Church-owned—the largest non-governmental network of landholdings in the world—to help the Church use its property to care for creation and the most vulnerable people. The video follows Molly’s mission to integrate science, art, and faith to inspire global environmental stewardship and responsible land use.
Catalyst Conversation | Molly Burhans & Lloyd H. Dean
CommonSpirit Health
CommonSpirit Health the United States of America’s largest Catholic hospital chain and its second-largest nonprofit hospital chain; it is committed to advancing health equity, providing compassionate care, and serving vulnerable populations through a mission inspired by faith and driven by innovation.
CommonSpirit Health’s “Catalyst Conversations” series serves as a platform to explore the intersection of climate change and health equity, emphasizing the organization’s commitment to environmental stewardship as a core component of its healthcare mission. As a part of this series Lloyd Dean, then CEO of CommonSpirit Health, sat down with Molly Burhans to discuss the vital role of geospatial technology and land stewardship in addressing climate change and promoting health equity.
A ‘Treasure Map’ of the Catholic Church
Catholic News Service
Catholic News Service is an American news agency owned by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops that reports on the Catholic Church.
This Catholic News Service video, A ‘Treasure Map’ of the Catholic Church, highlights the newly launched (2019) GoodLands GeoHub—a groundbreaking digital platform offering access to hundreds of datasets, interactive apps, and maps of the global Catholic Church, serving as an invaluable beta tool for planning and mission-driven decision-making.
Seeking to Help Catholic Dioceses Use their Land More Efficiently
Rome Reports
Rome Reports is an independent international TV News Agency based in Rome covering the activity of the Pope, the life of the Vatican and current social, cultural and religious debates.
The Rome Reports feature highlights how Molly Burhans founded GoodLands to assist Catholic dioceses in utilizing their land more efficiently and sustainably, inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’. By employing high-resolution data and geospatial analysis, GoodLands helps communities understand the social, financial, and environmental potential of their land, aiming to transform underutilized properties into assets that support ecological regeneration and social development.
We are #GenerationRestoration
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global authority on the environment. UNEP’s mission is to inspire, inform, and enable nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. For over 50 years, UNEP has worked with governments, civil society, the private sector and UN entities to address humanity’s most pressing environmental challenges
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released this video for Earth Day 2021. Narrated by Alec Baldwin, it calls for global participation in #GenerationRestoration—an initiative to revive degraded ecosystems as essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. Featuring inspiring clips of global environmental leaders like Molly Burhans, the video highlights how restoring nature—through actions like reforestation and river cleanup—is key to healing both people and the planet.
This section features a selection of books that highlight Molly Burhans’ work, advocacy, or journey. While it’s impossible to track every mention, the titles included here highlight books with chapters that are significantly—or in some cases entirely—dedicated to her contributions. Books marked with an asterisk (*) include chapters that Molly authored or co-authored herself, such as Women in GIS.
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External Media Sources:
Hero and Film, TV, and Video seciton images: Pexel free images. All images (mostly screenshots) and icons directly associated with media items are sourced from and belong to the linked affiliated outlets.