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The Role of Religious and Traditional Institutions during Conflict and in Peacebuilding

Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia, Vol. 3: Appendices, Title IV: "The Conflict, Religion and Tradition"

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2011
Liberia
Land Conflicts
land conflicts
land governance
local communities
research
The Conflict in Liberia and subsequent trarnsitional justice process through means of a truth and reconciliation commission provide a unique opportunity to examine how the exploitation of religious and traditional identities/institutions became a means to fuel and perpetuate the conflict. Likewise, it also offers an example of how the strength and credibility of a religious community can be instrumental in facilitating formal peace processes.
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Land disputes in Liberia: Disputes from below, 2008

Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2009
Liberia
Land Conflicts
land dispute
An Afrobarometer survey was conducted for the first time in Liberia in 2008. The findings enable us to assess popular opinions on land disputes and the likely consequences for peace and stability in Liberia.
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Armed conflict and mining induced land-use transition in northern Nimba County, Liberia

Reports & Research
January, 2019
Liberia
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
land governance
environment
deforestation
land use
land use change
mining
natural resources management
land conflicts
local communities
This study determined pre-conflict, conflict and post-conflict land use change and analysed the impact of armed conflict on the intensity of land use change in northern Nimba County. Landsat images of 1986, 1990, 2002 and 2016 were classif
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Land Conflict and Food Security in the Liberian-Ivoirian Border Region

Reports & Research
December, 2012
Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia
Land Conflicts
housing rights
land conflicts
land rights
land tenure
property rights
This thematic report is the fifth in a series on housing, land and property rights, and tenure, and land conflict in Liberia. It examines land tenure and conflict from a Liberia/Cote d’Ivoire cross-border perspective within the context of forced displacement caused by the 2010 post-election crisis.
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Regulation to the Community Rights Law with Respect to Forest Lands.

Regulations
Liberia, Africa, Western Africa
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
private forests
customary law
pastoralists
agriculture
land governance
forestry
land management
public ownership
forest management plans
land dispute resolution
forest land
forest conservation
This Regulation of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) implements provisions of the Community Rights Law of 2009 with Respect to Forest Lands ("Community Rights Law"), and determines the rules, guidelines and procedures for the establishment of forest communities and to access, manage, use and the benefits of forest resources within the Republic of Liberia, and participation by communities in the reforestation, rehabilitation and conservation of forest and wildlife resources in Liberia.
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National Forestry Reform Law of 2006.

An Act Adopting the National Forestry Reform Law of 2006

Legislation
Liberia, Africa, Western Africa
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
protected areas
land law
forestry
land management
forest management plans
land dispute resolution
forest land
leases
forest conservation
This Act makes provision, in 23 Chapters, for the management and conservation of forest resources of Liberia, defines ownership rights and other rights in forests, regulates commercial and other use of forests resources, provides for the protection of the environment and wildlife in forests, regulates the trade in forest products and provides for various other matters relative to forestry and wildlife.The Act defines the principles of forest management and conservation to be undertaken by the Forestry Development Authority.
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Minerals and Mining Law (Title 23).

Legislation
Liberia, Africa, Western Africa
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land dispute resolution
fisheries
protected areas
land access
land law
This Act makes provision with respect to exploration for and exploitation of mineral resources, underground waters, geothermal deposits and related matters. It also empowers the Minister to regulate radioactive minerals.The Minister of Lands, Mines and Energy shall be the main administrative authority for purposes of this Act. The Act establishes a Minerals Technical Committee and a Mineral Development Fund.The Act sets out various mineral rights and the conditions at which they can be obtained.
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National Forestry Law.

An Act adopting the new National Forestry Law.

Legislation
Liberia, Africa, Western Africa
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
protected areas
land law
forestry
land management
forest management plans
land dispute resolution
forest land
leases
forest conservation
This Act makes provision, in 22 Chapters, for the management and conservation of forest resources of Liberia, defines ownership rights and other rights in forests, provides for the protection of the environment and wildlife in forests, regulates the trade in forest products and provides for various other matters relative to forestry and wildlife.Chapter 2 defines rights in forest resources in Liberia and grants the right to the Forestry Development Authority to lease out forestry land.
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Tenure and Investment in Africa

Reports & Research
February, 2017
Africa, Kenya, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Mali, Senegal
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
displacement
extractive industries
land acquisitions
land dispute
land tenure
land tenure systems
leases
local communities
tenure security
This synthesis of our findings from an investigation of tenure risk in East, West, and Southern Africa, shows that a majority of tenure disputes are caused by the displacement of local peoples, indicating that companies and investors are not doing enough to understand competing claims to the land they acquire or lease. This failure in diligence is particularly noteworthy given that a majority of the disputes analyzed had materially significant impacts: indeed, a higher proportion of projects in Africa are financially impacted by tenure dispute than any other region in the world.
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Community Rights Law of 2009.

Legislation
Liberia, Africa, Western Africa
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
private forests
customary law
agriculture
land law
forestry
land management
public ownership
forest management plans
land dispute resolution
forest land
forest conservation
This Act seeks to empower communities to fully engage in sustainable management and conservation of forests of Liberia by creating a legal framework that defines and supports community rights in the management and use of forest resources. It provides the legal framework that empowers local communities located in or near forest lands to access, manage, use and benefit from forest resources on those lands for sustenance and livelihood improvements as well as for community development. The Act provides for forestry land to be classified as Community forestry land.