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20 Maio 2019
This year's Goldman Environmental Prize winner says the battle for land rights in Liberia is just getting underway. Alfred Brownell is the recipient of the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize and founder of Green Advocates an NGO and academic at Northeastern University School of Law
In 2016, I fled…
22 Março 2019
By Nadra Rahman
Liberia has taken important steps toward transparent management of natural resources. Yet rural communities continue to face the risk of their land and resource rights being undermined. With support from a OpenLandContracts.org Mini Grant, Green Advocates International has been…
25 Fevereiro 2019
Date: 22 février 2019
Source: Agence Ecofin
Par: Espoir Olodo
(Agence Ecofin) - Le groupe malaisien Sime Darby se dirige-t-il vers une désillusion au Liberia ?
L’entreprise qui se disait depuis 2009, convaincue par le potentiel du pays pour l’expansion de l’huile de palme examinerait…
2 Novembro 2018
In September, Liberia passed the long-awaited Land Rights bill into law. Its passage was a triumph for the courageous, determined community members, civil society activists, and lawmakers who spent years advocating for more equitable, fair land rights for the citizens of Liberia. Nearly 70 per…
24 Outubro 2018
On September 19, Liberian President George Manneh Weah signed into law the Land Rights Bill (LRB), a landmark piece of legislation that recognizes the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to their customary lands and gives customary land the same standing as private land in Liberia…
7 Setembro 2018
A CLASSIC RESPONSE from governments and businesses in recent time is not just to characterize legitimate grievances by Indigenous Peoples and local communities as anti- government, anti-development, and anti-investment. They are waging wars against Indigenous Peoples and individuals who are…
16 Julho 2018
In the fading afternoon light, Kou Berpa leads a small group out to a patch of land a short distance off of the main road in Ganta, Liberia.
The land is strewn with rocks and dried vegetation. The jagged remains of a tree stump consume one corner. It’s easy to miss the green shoots scattered…
17 Abril 2018
Addressing gender disparities in the context of land reforms is not easy. Effectively addressing gender issues takes time and effort, which can sometimes make it more expensive in the initial stages of a project or program. However, evidence shows that integrating gender throughout land reform…
8 Março 2018
Liberia in the 1990s was a place of turmoil, host to a brutal civil war that would kill at least 250,000 people and leave many thousands more displaced.
The war uprooted Martha* from her farm in Lofa County. Her husband, Joseph, was a rebel fighter aligned with one of the factions vying for…
5 Janeiro 2018
Date: 5 janvier 2018
Source: RFI
Par: Olivier Rogez
Georges Weah qui succèdera ce mois-ci a Ellen Johnson Sirleaf à la tête du Libéria a fait de la sécurité alimentaire l'une de ses priorités. 60% des Liberiens travaillent dans l'agriculture, de grandes compagnies possèdent des concessions…