So, Who Owns the Forest? An investigation into forest ownership and customary land rights in Liberia
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Year:
2007
Organization / Publisher / Reference:
Sustainable Development Institute / FERN
Areas:
Land disputes
Sub-topic:
Informal or Customary Justice
Publicly available?:
yes
Method:
Key informant interviews, review of legal documents, interviews in pre-selected areas in five counties, "mainly in the course of 40 group meetings"
Sample size (n):
1 100
Main findings:
Ownership of forests is distinctly defined by customary community rules, which remain at odds with the state's laws and its distribution of land. This gap is responsible for uncertainty and many conflicts over land, especially with the government's aim of issuing an increasing number of logging concessions in the near future.
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Link:
http://www.fern.org/node/4078
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