The LandMark Mapping Platform:

New Data and Tools for Securing Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Land Rights

As part of The Nature Hub we will present LandMark’s new features that offer expanded coverage of Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ land maps; a stronger focus on biodiversity and land use change; new data on climate change mitigation and carbon fluxes; and upgraded analytical tools to support land rights advocacy.

The session will offer perspectives from Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and their representatives on the importance of land rights and how the maps and data from LandMark have supported their advocacy efforts, by documenting the vital ecosystem services that they provide and pressures they face from extractive industries.

Learn how new advancements in geospatial data integrated with maps of Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ lands can support biodiversity conservation monitoring, climate change mitigation strategies, due diligence opportunities for companies, and other applications at the intersection of nature preservation and land rights advocacy.

You'll hear from:

1. Gam Awungshi Shimray, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)  Program Moderator
2. Wanjira Mathai, WRI Managing Director, Africa and Global Partnerships 
3. Bezos Earth Fund
4. Hugo Jabini, Saamaka land rights defender
5. David Garcia, International Land Coalition & LandMark Coordinator
6. Gam Awungshi Shimray, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)