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Wed, 08/20/2025 - 12:00

Civil Society and Communities’ Expectations for a Mutually Beneficial EU Forest Partnership for Liberia

Read more about Petition Statement: Liberian CSOs and Communities Strongly Oppose Move by Government and European Union to Cancel the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA); Call for VPA And Forest Partnership to Coexist, Complementing One Another

Fri, 05/09/2025 - 12:00

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf- Former President of Liberia

Duarzon, Margibi, Liberia/05/09/2025: Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined ranks with various Liberian civil society organizations, including the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) and other international organizations, on Friday, Ma

Read more about Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former Liberian President Joins SDI and Others in Speaking Against the European Union’s Proposed Cancellation of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:00

Traditional council members of RiverCess welcome TF visiting delegation to the county

Citizens of RiverCess County have expressed gratitude to the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) and Tenure Facility (TF).

Read more about RiverCess Citizens Rained Praises on SDI During Tenure Facility’s Visit; Call for More Funding Support to SDI

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:00

Doewein community celebrate the arrival of TF delegation

Women in Dowein Clan, RiverCess County continue to break barriers as they lead on customary land governance in their communities.

Read more about Women in RiverCess Recount How SDI Helping Them to Break Barriers Around Customary Land Governance

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 12:00

Officials of the SRNCLDMC along with LLA official

People of the southeastern region of Liberia comprising of [Grand Gedeh, RiverGee, Sinoe, RiverCess, Grand Kru and Maryland counties] like other counties across Liberia, struggled with the unclear boundaries and rights surrounding their ancestral lands prior to the passage of t

Read more about CLDMCs Recount Positive Impacts of the Land Rights Act Six Years into Its Implementation …. As They Join Effort at Regional Level to Protect their Customary Lands

Thu, 09/12/2024 - 12:00

CSO Working Group Members meeting Liberia Land Authority Staff

Press statement for immediate release

Read more about The Sustainable Development Institute through the Civil Society Working Group on Land Rights Establishes First Regional Network of the Community Land Development Management Committee in Liberia

Mon, 08/05/2024 - 12:00

The Community Land Project Program (CLPP) of the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) has conducted a day-long capacity-building training for 32 local authorities, traditional leaders (paramount chiefs, clan chiefs, and general town chiefs), ICC, women and youth leaders, and

Read more about SDI Trains Community Leaders, Local Authorities and Others in Customary Land Formalization, Financial Reporting in RiverCess County

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 12:00

SDI and Partners Supported Communities Received US$200k from Bea Mountain following Legal Battle

Korniga “B’ Authorized Forest Community (AFC) in Gbarpolu County supported by the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) through its Forest Governance Program (FGP) along with other partners has received US$200,000 as a result of the legal battle against Bea Mountain Mining Co

Read more about SDI and Partners Supported Communities Received US$200k from Bea Mountain following Legal Battle

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 12:00

Fessibu CLDMC Chairperson receiving making remark after receiving their Customary Land deed

After five years of intensive and consistent interventions from the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) in collaboration with local partners with support from USAID Liberia Management Activity (LMA), citizens of the Fessibu community in Lofa County have finally received a d

Read more about SDI and Others Help Fessibu Community to Get ‘Statutory Customary Land Deed

Fri, 06/14/2024 - 12:00

Participants post for Group Photo after the event

Citizens from forest communities in Grand Bassa, Gbarpolu, and RiverCess Counties have extolled the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) and partners for providing them with insightful training on forest governance and gender mainstreaming.

Read more about Forest Communities Extol SDI and Partners Following Insightful Training