Liberia Land Rights Act Regulations, 2022. Country/Territory Liberia Document type Regulation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Liberia Official Gazette, Tuesday, November 15, 2022, Volume XXII, No. 57. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Forestry, Land & soil, Water Keyword Access and benefit-sharing Forest management/forest conservation Abandoned land/unoccupied land Access right Access-to-information Access-to-justice Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Prescription/adverse possession Agricultural land Capacity building Common property Community management Liability/compensation Enforcement/compliance Cultural heritage Traditional rights/customary rights Resource/damage valuation Dispute settlement Education EIA Equity Farming Gender Governance Inspection Institution Integrated management Land commission Cadastre/land registration Subdivision of land Land tenure Land-use planning Land valuation Lease Survey/mapping Mining Monitoring Offences/penalties Ownership Pastoralism PIC-prior informed consent Policy/planning Private land Procedural matters Property rights Protected area Protection of environment Public land Public participation Range Registration Right of use Youth Sustainable development Sustainable use Transfer Vested rights/existing rights Zoning Agricultural development Wetlands Geographical area Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract The purpose of these Regulations is to provide for the implementation of the Liberia Land Rights Act of 2018. These Regulations cover the conduct of confirmatory surveys to identify, inventory, map, probate and register the community land claims of communities; the process for communities to set aside as public land; best practices for community negotiations over concessions; dispute resolution and judicial review in respect of community land; and the inventony of government land and harmonization of its boundaries. Under the Regulations "Community Land" means the land owned by a community and used or managed in accordance with customary practices and norms, which may include, but is not limited to residential land, wetlands, communal forestlands, and fallow lands. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Land Rights Act. Legislation | Liberia | 2018 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Ownership, Traditional rights/customary rights, Common property, Community management, Land-use planning, Gender, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX