Landlessness and Unclear Allocation Rights. The salient fact about tenure in post-conflict Liberia is that ongoing conflicts and confusion concerning land claims based on customary law have not been systematically reconciled with land and resources ownership and remain a under the auspices of the new Land Commission, set up in 2009. In October 2009, the Community Rights Law (CRL) was enacted, but its regulatory structure has not yet been approved. The uncertainty attached to tenure and land use rights potentially generates several relating to the allocation of potential benefits from REDD+, and in regard to land “unknowns” management responsibilities. Competing allocations or unclear boundaries result in conflict and this has led to forest loss and a potential failure to receive eventual REDD+ funds/credits. Different land uses need to be identified, zoned and demarked, using Mitigation measures: a participatory process and resulting in clear boundaries, rules, and beneficiaries. The Land work (represented in the RTWG) will be critical in clarifying forest Commission’s ownership and providing an equitable basis for benefits from carbon revenues. A short-term consultant will be recruited to work for the project within the Commission. In addition, the project will work together with a land administration project. Issues related to land tenure will be analyzed in the SESA; however, the grant will not be able to resolve any land tenure issues and will only point out the existing problems that will arise from unsolved land tenure. Complex implementation arrangements and sustainability. The 3-level management structure for REDD+ in Liberia would become ineffective and unsustainable if it presents excessive and unnecessary bureaucracy, lack of adequate coordination, and weak capacity to sustain the progress achieved. The technical assistance provided by the grant will support capacity Mitigation measures: strengthening for the agencies, working groups, and secretariats in charge of coordinating, advising, and implementing the project. Compliance with social and environmental safeguards. In Liberia, weak capacity can risk the ability to implement the SESA and ensure that social and environmental risks identified are effectively mitigated. Capacity building and training will be included to undertake the Mitigation measures: SESA and the associated ESMF. Data collection and dissemination could not be sustained Sustainability of data collection. after the completion of the activities. grant’s The grant will help ensure that the information generated and Mitigation measures: collected, as part of the REDD+ readiness process, can be made available and become a
Landlessness and Unclear Allocation Rights. The salient fact about tenure in post-conflict Liberia is that ongoing conflicts and confusion concerning land claims based on customary law have not been systematically reconciled with land and resources ownership and remain a under the auspices of the new Land Commission, set up in 2009. In October 2009, the Community Rights Law (CRL) was enacted, but its regulatory structure has not yet been approved. The uncertainty attached to tenure and land use rights potentially generates several “unknowns” relating to the allocation of potential benefits from REDD+, and in regard to land management responsibilities. Competing allocations or unclear boundaries result in conflict and this has led to forest loss and a potential failure to receive eventual REDD+ funds/credits. Mitigation measures: Different land uses need to be identified, zoned and demarked, using a participatory process and resulting in clear boundaries, rules, and beneficiaries. The Land Commission’s work (represented in the RTWG) will be critical in clarifying forest ownership and providing an equitable basis for benefits from carbon revenues. A short-term consultant will be recruited to work for the project within the Commission. In addition, the project will work together with a land administration project. Issues related to land tenure will be analyzed in the SESA; however, the grant will not be able to resolve any land tenure issues and will only point out the existing problems that will arise from unsolved land tenure. Complex implementation arrangements and sustainability. The 3-level management structure for REDD+ in Liberia would become ineffective and unsustainable if it presents excessive and unnecessary bureaucracy, lack of adequate coordination, and weak capacity to sustain the progress achieved. Mitigation measures: The technical assistance provided by the grant will support capacity strengthening for the agencies, working groups, and secretariats in charge of coordinating, advising, and implementing the project. Compliance with social and environmental safeguards. In Liberia, weak capacity can risk the ability to implement the SESA and ensure that social and environmental risks identified are effectively mitigated. Mitigation measures: Capacity building and training will be included to undertake the SESA and the associated ESMF. Sustainability of data collection. Data collection and dissemination could not be sustained after the completion of the grant’s activities. Mitigation measures: The grant will help ensure that the information generated and collected, as part of the REDD+ readiness process, can be made available and become a
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