According to Human Rights News, over 12,000 cases are reported every year around the world, ranging from exploitation, land grabs, just to name a few, of which Liberia is no…

On October 29 2019, the government of Liberia through the Ministry of Mines and Energy, with immediate effect, banned all dredges being used in Liberian waters by both Liberians and…

The government of Liberia has put in place other stringent measures in addition to the earlier pre-COVID-19 prevention protocols to reduce the rate of spread which includes restrictions on movement…

Liberia recorded its first COVID-19 case on March 16, 2020 and as at May 28, 2020 the country has recorded 269 cases and 27 deaths from 10 out of the…

Agricultural expansion, unsustainable logging and other unsustainable land use practices are major drivers of tropical deforestation. Between 70% and 80% of deforestation in the tropics, a significant contributor to global…

Six clans in Foya, Lofa County have officially informed the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) that they have identified themselves as separate land communities, completing the first step to acquire legal…

Upper Rankollie Community Clan is located in the upper end of Rankollie administrative district in in the Kissi Chiefdom, Lofa County. This community is geographic bounded in the north by…

THE CASE Communities in Sinoe and Grand Kru counties where GVL started operations presented series of complaints to the RSPO Complaints Panel between 2012 and 2013. The complaints ranged from…

The sub-national workshop held in Grand Kru brought together ICCS, local authorities from the community as well as local government authorities. This workshop emphasized on the importance of land ownership,…

On September 19, 2018, the President of the Republic of Liberia, President George Weah signed the Land Rights Act which gives power to over millions of rural Liberians through the…