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Liberia: Government, Development Partners Petitioned to Support Customary Land Formalization Process
Liberia: Government, Development Partners Petitioned to Support Customary Land Formalization Process
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In the petition read by Mrs. Loretha Pope Kai, the Chairperson of the National Civil Society Council of Liberia, the citizens called on the government to prioritize and increase budgetary support and another financial resource to ensure the LLA is fully established and functional in the counties.
Monrovia – A group of Liberians comprising local officials, local and national civil society organizations have called on the Government of Liberia and international development partners for more support towards the full implementation of the Land Rights Act (LRA) of 2018, especially the customary land formalization efforts.
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âIndependent complaints panel finds Golden Veroleum liable of destroying Liberiaâs forestsâ 17 February 2021
Monrovia, Amsterdam, Washington D.C. â The High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA), an agribusiness industry sustainability body, has confirmed longstanding allegations that Golden Veroleum Liberia, the Liberian investee of palm oil giant Golden Agri-Resources, committed widespread deforestation over a thousand hectares of forest, including endangered species habitat and important wetlands. In a comprehensive report published this month, the company was also found to have violated the land and cultural rights of local communities, including the right to free prior and informed consent and social requirements on basic needs and grievance and remedy.
This artwork representing the five clans of the Menominee people is among several installations donated to CMN as part of the 35-acre botanical garden, which will host the college’s environmental research station initiatives. Artists represented in the “Menominee Clans” grouping are Ren Katchenago, Larry Fenske, and David Bartels. Photo by Dale Kakkak
A Wisconsin couple’s interest in horticulture and environmental education has inspired a unique and significant gift to the College of Menominee Nation (CMN). Andrew and Sharon Gleisner deeded to CMN the 35-acre garden that had been their personal project since 1975.
After extensive restoration and planting on the former farmland, the Gleisners opened the tract to the public in 2000 as Arbor View Gardens. Its botanical array features many varieties of wildflowers and other flowering plants, the state’s largest collection of woody plants, outdoor art installations, and facilities for educational and social events.
Monrovia, Liberia – Earlier this month an independent investigation in Liberia found that over a thousand hectares of a sensitive and already-threatened forest ecosystem in the Upper Guinean Rainforest had been cleared. The finding was the result of the first formal complaint heard by the High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA), an environmental auditing body.
The perpetrator, Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL), is a project of the world’s second largest palm oil company, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR). Internationally, GAR supplies palm oil to leading retail brands including Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, Mondelez and Nestle. One of a small number of multinational companies growing palm oil in West Africa, GVL operates its plantation on lands that are customarily owned by Liberian communities. The region also serves as a habitat for endangered, endemic species, including chimpanzees and pygmy hippopotami.