County-Level Convenings: Progress on MAP Decentralization
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Awareness Launch for the National Land Conference in Liberia
It is official, the National Land Conference will take place next year in Liberia. Read more about it here.
New Developments: Sierra Leone’s Customary Land Law introduced in Parliament for First Reading
In Freetown, on the 21st October 2021, the Minister of Land Housing and Country Planning, Dr. Turad Senesie was permitted by the Speaker of the Sierra Leone Parliament to introduce two bills titled “Customary Land Right Act 2021” and “National Land Commission Act 2021”. The Land for Life Initiative
Progress for the National Land Conference in Liberia: Thematic Working Streams Activities – Key Considerations
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Decentralization of the MAP into Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso
The multi-stakeholder platform on land governance called Land for Life Burkina Faso officially launched its activities in the Hauts-Bassins on the morning of Tuesday, September 28, 2021. It was introduced through a workshop by presenting the platform structure by the leaders of LfL. This marked the effective start of
Learning Cycle on Multi-Actor Platform’s Engagement with Private Sector Land Investments in Agriculture: Berns Komba Lebbie, a Community Activist
Berns, National Coordinator of the Multi-Actor Partnership (MAP-MSP) Land for Life Sierra Leone, talks about himself and his participation in Land Collaborative’s first learning cycle on MSP and private sector engagement for Responsible Agriculture Investment. By Daiana González Navas “In my home district, in my younger days, we picked
Press Statement: Calling on the Government to Adhere to the VGGT Principles and Uphold Transparency in the Implementation of the Proposed Chinese Funded USD 55m Fish Harbour Project
The press statment was published and distributed on the 13th of September. For interviews, please contact our colleagues in Sierra Leone directly: Berns Komba Lebbie National Coordinator Land for Life Christiana Ellie Communication & MEAL Officer Read the full press statment: Click here
Training of Trainers on Customary Land Formalization in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia
In continuation of its decentralization processes, the Multi-Actor Platform for Land Governance in Liberia (MAP LIBERIA LAND PLATFORM) has completed an intensive two days Training of Trainers workshop for representatives of community-based organizations and members of Community Land Development Management Committees (CLDMC) on processes and procedures for customary land
Training on MAP Principles
Are you new to the concept of multi-actor Partnerships (MAPs) in land governance? You are not alone. Last week we finished a training supported by CSA on MAPs . Participants from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone learned what is important when you start a MAP, what is
Black Johnson Beach makes International News on Al Jazeera
A couple of weeks ago we published this blog on Chinese investment in Sierra Leone on the Black Johnson Beach. Until today, the project is still a hot topic that has not come to a satisfactory closure for all. During the last weeks, our Land for Life colleagues in