Monrovia – The Civil Society Working Group on Land Reform has intensified engagements with stakeholders aimed at ensuring the speedy passage of the draft land right act at the National Legislature. The group is a coalition of CSOs working on community land rights in Liberia, and currently engaged with stakeholders on the passage of the Draft Land Rights Act. It called on lawmakers to speedily pass the draft land act before their (lawmakers) agricultural break this year. The group focuses on Customary Land, Public Land and Protected Areas; Sale of Customary Land; Definition of Forest Land; Women Land Rights; Land Authority/Management and Role of CSOs, among others. Touching on the sale of customary land, the CSO stressed the need to ensure the interest of future generations and that common areas on customary land are secured.

Source: Front Page Africa March 01, 2017 03:21 UTC