survey<\/a> conducted by the Land Commission now the Liberia Land Authority revealed there are over 1,500 tribal certificates in Bong County, averaging 250 acres per claim. The figure represents 15 percent of the total land area of the central county, which is just over 877,000 hectares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cValidating tribal certificates at the community level must include diverse viewpoints and interest prioritizes the perspective of vulnerable groups such as women and youths,\u201d Kaba says.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAn elevated view of Quikon Clan in Kokoyah District, Bong County. The DayLight\/Derick Snyder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cThis mechanism must be easily accessible to civil society and community members, who must clearly understand the procedures involved and the rights and entitlements of vulnerable groups.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The researchers urge the Land Authority to create a tribal certificate guideline or regulation that would scale up the definition of \u201cdeveloped\u201d land in the Land Rights Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the Land Rights Act, holders of tribal certificates are entitled to all of the developed portions of the land the documents represent. Kaba and co recommend that the developed portion should not be limited to fencing, surveying, and conservation but must include basic use and claims rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stanley Toe, executive director of the Land Authority agrees with researchers about the risk the delay in transforming tribal certificates poses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toe, however, discloses the Land Authority is at 90 percent completion of the work. He says the regulation would address the definition and the vetting process of tribal certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo hopefully in the next two to three months we should be done with this particular process,\u201d Toe says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA committee inclusive of civil society, community members and vulnerable groups will be set up to validate [tribal certificates] and the developed portion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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