People who participated in the validation of the Kpanyan Land use plan in Numopoh, Sinoe County photo by IDHMONROVIA – The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) and the Sustainable Trade Initiatives (IDH) of the Netherlands have validated a land use plan for Kpanyan Statutory District, Sinoe County, the second district in the country to do so since the passage into law of the Land Rights Act a year ago. The law made headlines across the world for recognizing customary communities land ownership, but requires them to develop a plan that spells out clearly how they intend to use their land. Once completed, Kpanyan’s land use plan will cover more than 100,000 hectares of land across the entire district, according to IDH. The Foya land use plan was developed by the people of district themselves with technical support from Meta Meta Research, another Dutch consulting firm. The draft plan was validated in the communities that make up the Kpanyan Statutory District and in Greenville City last week.

Source: Front Page Africa December 23, 2019 04:52 UTC