In Liberia, issues around land and natural resources are at the core of peace, prosperity, and reconstruction. After the civil wars (1989-1997, 1999-2003) – fueled in part by conflicts over land and natural resource rights and funded with timber and diamonds—the country underwent a long comprehensive reform period that resulted in the Land Rights Act of 2018. The new land law is celebrated as a milestone in the whole region, promoting equitable access to land and resources, tenure security, investment, and development.
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1,423.2 USD
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5,193,420
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23 January 2024
Nos enorgullece anunciar la publicación de tres informes sobre el Estado de la Información sobre la Tierra, que detallan la situación de la información sobre la tierra en Mozambique, Liberia y Sudán. Estos exhaustivos informes proporcionan un análisis en profundidad de los actuales sistemas de…
23 January 2024
Nous sommes fiers d'annoncer la publication de trois rapports sur l'état de l'information foncière, qui détaillent l'état de l'information foncière au Mozambique, au Libéria et au Soudan. Ces rapports détaillés fournissent une analyse approfondie des systèmes actuels d'information foncière, des…
23 January 2024
Temos o orgulho de anunciar o lançamento de três relatórios sobre o Estado das Informações Fundiárias, que detalham a situação das informações sobre terras em Moçambique, Libéria e Sudão. Esses relatórios detalhados fornecem uma análise aprofundada dos atuais sistemas de informações sobre terras,…
In 2018, the members of the 54th Legislature passed the long-awaited Land Rights Act that enacted the most progressive pro-community land reform law on the continent. It recognizes and protects customary land tenure and women’s rights to land.
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17 November 2023
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In a thought-provoking webinar moderated by Nolundi Luwaya, Director of the Land and Accountability Research Centre at the University of Cape Town, experts from across Africa convened to unravel the complexities of the role of traditional authorities…
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In much of West Africa, women are considered breadwinners responsible to provide food for the family. However, women do not only own less land but also face manifold obstacles in accessing land through transfers, inheritance,…