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Currently available for Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, French Guiana, Greenland, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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LandMark, 2019. 'Indigenous and Community Lands.' www.landmarkmap.org. Accessed through Global Forest Watch on [date]. www.globalforestwatch.org.

Indigenous and community lands

Please see the complete list of data providers at [LandMark](https://www.landmarkmap.org/data/).

Varies by source. Click [here]( https://www.landmarkmap.org/data/#data-6) for more detailed information on access to LandMark data.

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The LandMark Indigenous and Community Lands data set is a consolidation of numerous efforts by local, national and regional groups. Indigenous lands refer to the collectively held and governed lands of Indigenous Peoples (self-recognized). Some indigenous lands may be allocated with group consent for use by individuals and families, while others may be managed as common property. In some cases, such as in New Zealand, indigenous land is held by individuals or families. Community land refers to all lands that fall under the customary governance of the community, regardless of whether this is recognized in national law. While indigenous land is a subset of community land, for LandMark, community land refers only to collective lands held by non-Indigenous Peoples. In addition to indigenous and community lands, this data set contains indicative areas of indigenous and community land rights. These are areas which represent where indigenous and community lands are likely to exist, but the clear delimitation, recognition and/or documentation status of these lands are not currently available. This data set exists in order to help Indigenous Peoples and communities protect their land rights and secure tenure over their lands. Additionally, providing this data in the context of additional environmental and land use data sets aids in the understanding of potential pressures on indigenous and community lands, changes in land cover and land use over time, and how Indigenous Peoples and communities are contributing to protecting the environment. Lastly, data transparency reduces the likelihood that irregular acquisitions and expropriations go unnoticed and shines a light on the vulnerability of indigenous and community lands. This data set is a compilation of multiple sources, including governments, individual experts, and established civil society organizations that are well-recognized and respected in the land rights community. Data is reviewed by LandMark's operation team for quality and consistency, and the attributes are formatted to fit LandMark's typology (categorization scheme) before it is posted on the platform. All data displayed on LandMark are associated with the original source and contributor to allow for traceability and verification of the information. The attributes include, when available, the methods of collection (e.g., hand-held GPS, transcribed from land title) and the scale at which data were mapped, to help convey the accuracy and quality of the spatial information (see [Community Level Data](https://www.landmarkmap.org/data/#data-5) and [Methods and Data Quality Standards](https://www.landmarkmap.org/data/#data-5)). Community level data are updated as new information is received from data providers, or approximately once per month. The data are updated on the Global Forest Watch site quarterly. LandMark Indigenous and community lands categories in detail: Indigenous Lands - Acknowledged by Government: lands that are recognized in law as being held or used by peoples who self-identify as indigenous Indigenous Lands - Not acknowledged by Government: lands that are held or used by peoples who self-identify as indigenous, but the lands are not recognized as such in law; includes lands that are in process of obtaining recognition or customary tenure with no recognition in process Community Lands - Acknowledged by Government: lands that are recognized in law as being held or used by local communities Community Lands - Not acknowledged by Government: lands that are held or used by local communities, but the lands are not recognized as such in law; includes lands that are in process of obtaining recognition or customary tenure with no recognition in process Indicative Areas of Indigenous and Community Land Rights: areas where indigenous- and community-held lands are likely to exist, but the clear delimitation, recognition and/or documentation status of these lands are not currently available. For more information see: www.landmarkmap.org

Depicts indigenous and community lands for select countries around the world, classified by legal recognition status.

This data has been assembled from a variety of contributors and sources. Only data from governments, individual experts, and established civil society organizations in the land rights community are displayed on this platform. Even though a country may not have national or community level data included in this data set, Indigenous Peoples and communities may still hold or use land in that country. The absence of data does not indicate the absence of indigenous or community land.

Varies by data source

To expand our land rights layer with more up to date information with a broader extent.

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