Liberia: CFMB, CFDC Union Want Lawmakers Pass Land Rights Bill

May 19, 2017 | Robin Dopoe, Liberian Observer
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The continued delay by lawmakers to pass into law the 2014 Land Rights Bill, which calls for the protection of community land, among other things, has claimed the attention of two civil society groups, the Community Forest Management Body (CFMB) and the Community Forestry Development Committee (CFDC), who believe that if the law is passed, it will drastically decrease land-related conflicts the nation is currently experiencing.