Up to 65 percent of the world’s land is held by Indigenous Peoples and communities, yet only 10 percent is legally recognized as belonging to them. The rest, held under customary tenure arrangements, is largely unmapped, not formally demarcated, and therefore invisible to the world. Without strong legal protections or concrete maps delineating their territories, communities are vulnerable to losing their land to governments and investors for economic and commercial development. That’s where LandMark comes in. Launched today, LandMark is the first online, interactive global platform to provide maps and other critical information on lands that are held and used by Indigenous Peoples and communities. The platform aims to raise awareness, engage audiences, and help these people protect their land rights. Shining a light on indigenous and community land reduces the likelihood that irregular acquisitions and expropriations go unnoticed, and helps protect the livelihoods and well-being of billions of rural people. LandMark Steering Group Members The development of LandMark was guided by a Steering Group of 13 leading land rights organizations from around the world, including: Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN), Indonesia Forest Peoples Program (FPP), UK Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), India Instituto del Bien Común (IBC), Peru International Land Coalition (ILC), Italy Liz Alden Wily, Independent Land Tenure Specialist, Kenya Philippine Association for Intercultural Development, Inc. (PAFID), Philippines Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK), UK Red Amazónica de Información Socioambiental Georreferenciada (RAISG), Brazil Rights and Resource Initiative (RRI), Washington, DC, USA Union of Indigenous Nomadic Tribes of Iran (UNINOMAD)/ Centre for Sustainable Development & Environment (CENESTA), Iran World Resources Institute LandMark provides various information at the community and national levels, allowing users—Indigenous Peoples, communities, governments, businesses, development assistance agencies and other stakeholders—to compare the land tenure situation within and across countries. Three clear messages emerge: