The session explored the critical role of customary land tenure in advancing sustainable Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR), emphasizing its importance for community-driven conservation efforts. The discussion began with a keynote presentation by Anne Larson, who presented CIFOR's research on how secure land tenure can mobilize effective communal interventions in FLR, drawing on case studies from Madagascar and Cameroon. This presentation highlighted the link between land tenure security and improved livelihoods through sustainable forest management. Dr.

The session focused on the potential of community forestry to enhance sustainable landscape management and strengthen land tenure security, using case studies from Indonesia, Brazil, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Community forestry was framed as a method that allows local populations to manage forest resources, contributing to environmental conservation, income generation, and improved governance.

The Africa Region Technical Workshop brought together key stakeholders from Sub-Saharan Africa to discuss the expansion from pilot projects to nationwide land registration. The workshop featured parallel Anglophone and Francophone sessions, aiming to promote knowledge sharing, enhance South-South cooperation, and address common challenges in scaling up land rights registration. Government representatives delivered presentations on relevant topics such as appropriate technologies, institutional frameworks, and the sustainability of land administration reforms.

The Africa Region Technical Workshop gathered diverse stakeholders involved in land administration across Sub-Saharan Africa to discuss the transition from pilot projects to nationwide land registration. With parallel sessions in both Anglophone and Francophone tracks, the workshop aimed to foster knowledge sharing, enhance South-South cooperation, and explore innovative solutions to the challenges of scaling up land rights registration.

The document titled "An Act to Establish the Land Rights Law of 2018, Republic of Liberia," which was approved on September 19, 2018, and published on October 10, 2018, provides a detailed legal framework for land ownership and rights in Liberia. This comprehensive document covers a wide range of land rights topics, including general provisions, ownership and other rights in land, proof, protection, registration, regulation of land use, and private ownership of land.