Liberia: Can Liberia’s Land Rights Law Empower Communities as Carbon Credit Owners?

May 15, 2026 | Tina S. Mehnpaine
Liberian Oberver
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As the CMA head, Madam Cooper is leading the development of the country’s carbon market policy, along with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Forestry Development Authority (FDA). This document will serve as the definitive framework for how carbon credits are sold and regulated. This policy, still under ongoing consultation, will be backed by the country’s carbon market law, which can be passed.