SDI, Partners Make Significant progress in CBFM Project Implementation

Participants post for Group Photo after the meeting in Gbeapo

The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) and other implementing partners have made significant progress in the implementation of the project titled: “Community-Based Forestry and Protected Area Management (CBFM): Boosting Biodiversity Conservation and Improving Livelihoods of Forest-Fringe/Forest-Dependent Communities and Groups in Liberia.”

Community Sketch Map Making Guide

Women Representative Presenting Sketch Map during their Participatory Mapping

The Land Rights Law of 2018 provides for the recognition, protection, and registration of community land rights. One of the requirements to registering community land is for communities to agree on and identify the community land space, resources, and boundaries to determine the scope of the community's customary land (see a sample map below in figure 1). For this reason, there is an urgent need to build the most affordable and accessible systems for mapping community lands and natural resources.

Community Guide: Getting a Fair Deal from Companies and Investors

This guide is intended to support communities make an informed and participatory decision about whether or not they want to share their lands and resources with companies or investors. It is meant to help make sure that communities think carefully about if they want to share their lands and resources, and if yes, how to make sure those communities will get a fair deal in return. This guide will help foster peace between a community and company or investor through open and honest discussions.

 

Community Education Posters

These posters explain details of Sime Darby and Golden Veroleum Liberia’s concession agreements with the Government of Liberia highlighting key areas of concern related to community rights. The posters are designed to be used as educational resources for communities. They are for educational purposes only; for legal interpretations please refer to the original contracts.

Golden Veroleum Liberia: What does the contract say?

Golden Veroleum Liberia: What does the contract say?

This brief is a simplified version of the concession agreement between the Government of Liberia and Goldren Veroleum Liberia. It highlights key areas of concern related to community rights such as provisions on land use, options for government to reclaim concession land and community development promises. It is for educational purposes only.

Sime Darby: What does the contract say?

Sime Darby: What does the contract say?

This brief is a simplified version of the concession agreement between the Government of Liberia and Sime Darby dated July 23, 2009. It highlights key areas of concern related to community rights such as provisions within the contract to resettle communities and rights over natural resources. It is for educational purposes only; for legal interpretations please refer to the original contract.

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