Community Rights Law of 2009.

Subject

Forestry, Land & soil, Water

Keyword

Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Community management Traditional rights/customary rights Non-governmental entity Private forest Public forest Timber extraction/logging Contract/agreement Dispute settlement Policy/planning Agro-forestry Social protection Land reform Common property Water rights

Geographical area

Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Western Africa

Abstract

This Act seeks to empower communities to fully engage in sustainable management and conservation of forests of Liberia by creating a legal framework that defines and supports community rights in the management and use of forest resources. It provides the legal framework that empowers local communities located in or near forest lands to access, manage, use and benefit from forest resources on those lands for sustenance and livelihood improvements as well as for community development. The Act provides for forestry land to be classified as Community forestry land. Community forestry land shall be identified, validated and identified by the FDA for approval by the Community Forest Management Body, i.e. a body appointed by the Community assembly to manage community forest resources. The Forestry Development Authority observe the principles of fair and sustainable management of forest resources as set out by this Act. The Act sets out rules for management of forest resources by communities including (large-scale) commercial operations on community forest lands. It also concerns dispute resolution.

Full text

English

Website

fornis.net

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Regulation to the Community Rights Law with Respect to Forest Lands.

Legislation | Liberia | 2011 (2012)

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Community management, Traditional rights/customary rights, Private forest, Public forest, Timber extraction/logging, Contract/agreement, Dispute settlement, Non-governmental entity, Policy/planning, Access and benefit-sharing, Agro-forestry, Governance, Pastoralism, Land reform, Common property

Source: FAO, FAOLEX