As of today, the indigenous and community land maps on
LandMark cover 12.9% of the world’s land, out of an estimated 50% or more
that is held by Indigenous Peoples and communities globally.
Ghanimat Azhdari at the LandMark Steering Group meeting in Lima, Peru, 2015
We are deeply saddened by the recent loss of one of LandMark's founding Steering Group members, Ghanimat Azhdari, who represented our partner organizations, Cenesta and UNINOMAD. She was a tireless supporter of Indigenous Peoples' rights in Iran, a gifted geographer, and wonderful friend. We will miss her greatly and will continue to honor her efforts through LandMark.
Latest Map Updates
| Date | Country | Dataset |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/01/21 | Global | Large-Scale Land Acquisitions (Land Matrix data) - Pressures Tab |
| 2022/01/21 | Global | Indigenous population per country |
| 2021/12/22 | India, Bangladesh | Indicative Areas of Indigenous and Community Land Rights |
| 2021/12/22 | 34 countries (China, Colombia, DRC, Costa Rica, Finland, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Lao PDR, Liberia, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Uganda, Venezuela, Zambia) | Percent of Indigenous and Community Lands |
| 2020/12/22 | Canada | Community Natural Resource Rights |
| 2020/12/22 | Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Republic of the Congo | Indicative Areas of Indigenous and Community Land Rights |
| 2020/12/22 | Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Indigenous and Community lands |
| 2020/06/26 | Afghanistan, Cambodia, Cameroon, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Finland, Gabon, Iran, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia | Community Natural Resource Rights |
| 2020/06/17 | Global tropics | GLAD Deforestation Alerts |
| 2019/10/04 | Suriname | Indicative Areas of Indigenous and Community Land Rights |
| 2019/08/26 | Cambodia | Indicative Areas of Indigenous and Community Land Rights |
| 2019/08/26 | Cambodia (updated), Nepal (updated) | Indigenous and Community lands |
| 2019/05/08 | Chile (ECMPOs), Mozambique, Nepal, Guyana (updated) | Indigenous and Community lands |
| 2018/09/13 | Tanzania | Indicative Areas of Indigenous and Community Land Rights |
| 2018/09/13 | Peru | Indigenous and Community lands (updated) |
| 2018/08/31 | Argentina, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay | Indicative Areas of Indigenous and Community Land Rights |
| 2018/08/31 | Global | World Database of Protected Areas |
| 2018/08/24 | Australia (updated), Democratic Republic of the Congo (new), Nicaragua (new), Paraguay (updated) | Indigenous and Community lands |
| 2018/02/12 | Botswana (updated), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Madagascar, Mauritania | Indicators of the Legal Security of Indigenous and Community Lands |
| 2018/02/09 | Kenya | Community lands |
| 2018/01/10 | Zimbabwe | Community lands |
| 2017/11/27 | Paraguay | Indigenous lands (Tierras Indígenas) |
| 2017/10/26 | Antigua and Barbuda | Community lands (Barbuda) |
| 2017/07/18 | Romania | Indicators of the Legal Security of Indigenous and Community Lands |
| 2017/06/02 | India (partial) | Indigenous and community lands |
| 2017/06/02 | Amazon Basin (Peru, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia) | Indigenous lands (via RAISG) |
| 2017/04/21 | Spain | Community lands (Montes Veciñais en Man Común) |
| 2017/04/21 | French Guiana | Indigenous lands (Zona de Derecho Colectivo para Comunidades Locales) |
| 2017/04/21 | Venezuela | Indigenous lands (Zona de Ocupación Indígena) |
| 2017/04/21 | Ecuador | Indigenous lands (Zona Intangibles) |
| 2017/04/21 | Suriname | Indigenous and community lands |
| 2017/04/07 | Zambia | Community lands (Customary lands) |
| 2017/03/30 | Chile | Indigenous lands (Títulos de Merced) |
| 2017/03/30 | Guyana | Indigenous lands (Amerindian Land Titles) |
| 2017/03/24 | Ireland | Community Lands (Commonage Agricultural Units) |
| 2017/03/24 | United Kingdom (England) | Community Lands (Conclusive Registered Common Land) |
| 2017/03/24 | Various | Percent of Country Held by Indigenous Peoples & Communities |
| 2016/11/23 | Various | Indicators of the Legal Security of Indigenous and Community Lands (Indicator 9 - Water rights) |
| 2016/10/07 | Canada (British Columbia) | Indigenous Lands (First Nations Treaty Lands) |
| 2016/10/07 | Philippines | Indigenous Lands (new lands added) |
| 2016/09/12 | Ecuador | Indigenous & Community Lands |
| 2016/09/01 | Ethiopia, Liberia, Mozambique, Timor-Leste (revised) | Indicators of the Legal Security of Indigenous and Community Lands |
| 2016/07/28 | Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Chile, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, French Guiana, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Italy (revised), Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan | Indicators of the Legal Security of Indigenous and Community Lands |
| 2016/07/26 | Botswana | Community Lands |
| 2016/06/24 | Cambodia | Indigenous Lands |
| 2016/06/24 | Ghana, Sierra Leone, The Gambia | Indicators of the Legal Security of Indigenous and Community Lands |
| 2016/06/21 | Costa Rica, Ecuador, Finland, Guyana, Haiti, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, United Kingdom (England & Wales), Venezuela, Yemen | Indicators of the Legal Security of Indigenous and Community Lands |
| 2016/06/17 | Taiwan | Indigenous Lands (traditional territories and reserved lands) |
| 2016/06/17 | Namibia | Community Lands |
| 2016/06/16 | Taiwan, Peru | Percent of Indigenous and Community Lands |
| 2016/04/14 | Mexico | Indigenous Lands (comunidades); Community Lands (ejidos) |
| 2016/04/14 | Vietnam, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, PNG, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Laos, NZ, Nepal | Indicators of the Legal Security of Indigenous and Community Lands |
| 2016/04/07 | Nigeria, Rep. of Congo, South Africa | Indicators of the Legal Security of Indigenous and Community Lands |
| 2016/02/22 | South Africa | Community Lands (Former Homelands) |
| 2016/01/11 | Nicaragua | Indigenous lands |
| 2016/01/04 | Brazil | Community lands (Quilombos) |
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