Event Details
Monrovia, LiberiaUniversity of Liberia
Date
April 04, 2008Socios
Community Rights Law with Respect to Forest Lands: Design and Implementation:
Organized by Green Advocates
As Liberia confronts a crucial stage in its progress towards establishing a legal framework that recognizes community rights over forest lands, the need to drive ahead such tenure policy reform is urgent. Such legislation is central to allowing the possibility for forest resources to be used and exploited by and for the benefit of those who occupy forest lands. Recognizing the role that poor governance of natural resources played in fomenting and financing Liberia’s recent civil war, the forestry sector is poised for change, and has stressed the need for forestry activities to produce more tangible, equitable and sustainable benefits for all Liberians.
Given this context, Green Advocates will hold a workshop on in collaboration with Rights and Resources Intiiative, in Monrovia, April 3-4, 2008, with the goal of advancing efforts to draft, pass and implement a community rights law with respect to forest lands.
