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23 Marzo 2017
Nimba County – Mariame Kamara had travelled from across the border in Djeke to Saclepea upon hearing that Liberian opposition Liberty Party was holding a political gathering in that town.
Her hope was dashed as nothing was mentioned concerning the reason she travelled to this place. She could…
17 Marzo 2017
MONROVIA, Montserrado – Agnes Gardia, a farmer in Montserrado, believes that existing laws on land ownership put farmers at a disadvantage because they have no regard for community ownership of land.
“Recently, while carrying out my farming works, the land I am gardening on was sold to another…
The Land Commission in collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs will host the second in a series of public consultations on the draft Land Rights Policy.
The Montserrado County Consultative meeting, which takes place at the Monrovia City Hall from January 22 – 24, will bring together…
The rights of local and indigenous peoples aren’t being adequately protected in the drive for economic development, according to a report published in February by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), a coalition of forest-oriented organizations. For a place like Liberia, reeling from both…
1 April, 2015
Golden Veroleum and Golden Agri-Resource’s palm oil operations in Liberia are compounding poverty and food insecurity by taking land without community consent and making hollow promises of development benefits, says new report
London, April 1st 2015: Several years of fieldwork…
NEW YORK TIMES
Palm Oil Company Is Accused of Exploiting Liberia's Ebola Crisis
By CLAIR MacDOUGALL
AUG. 1, 2015
Community land rights are only vaguely recognized in Liberia, with current laws granting the government powers to seize land for concessions.
Read the full article at the NY…
Via Mongabay
10th August 2015 / Sara Jerving
Some communities are eager to participate Liberia's expanding palm oil industry, while others say their land was taken from them without their permission.
Palm oil plantations are expanding in Liberia.
Some communities allege their land was used…
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The Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights and our partner Resource Equity are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for our Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program.
Through this program we seek to cultivate a network of qualified professionals from the…
By: Mike Gaworecki
Date: May 4th 2016
Source: Mongabay
An international delegation of leaders from indigenous and forest communities in Colombia, Indonesia, Liberia, and Peru are in London today to call for action on human rights violations and land grabbing linked to the global trade in palm oil…
By: Matthew Ponsford
Date: May 6th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The lack of tenure over ancestral lands lies at the root of violent clashes on land leased to foreign palm oil producers in Liberia, a leading researcher said.
The eruption of…
Date: 14 juillet 2016
Source: Agence ecofin
Par Aaron Akinocho
Verra-t-on le Libéria retomber dans la guerre civile ? C’est en tout cas la crainte des organisations de la société civile qui estiment que l’échec de l’adoption d’une loi reconnaissant les droits des communautés rurales sur leurs…