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

Subject

Forestry, Land & soil

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

Geographical area

Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Western Africa

Abstract

This Regulation of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) implements provisions of the Community Rights Law of 2009 with Respect to Forest Lands ("Community Rights Law"), and determines the rules, guidelines and procedures for the establishment of forest communities and to access, manage, use and the benefits of forest resources within the Republic of Liberia, and participation by communities in the reforestation, rehabilitation and conservation of forest and wildlife resources in Liberia. The Regulation also clarifies forest Communities’ rights and obligations under Community Forest Agreements. Community Forests are forested or partially-forested land traditionally owned or used by a communities for socio-cultural, economic and development purposes, of a size smaller than 50.000 hectares.

Full text

English

Website

loggingoff.info

References - Legislation

Implements

Community Rights Law of 2009.

Legislation | Liberia | 2009

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX