Deal #4934
Sierra Leone
Created at
2016-01-14
Last update
2021-08-17
Last full update
2021-07-26
Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected
Name of community
Tuasu,
Manjamam,
Gbahama
Comment on communities / indigenous peoples affected
Tuasu, Manjama, and Gbahama.
Consultation of local community
Community consultation
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
Comment on consultation of local community
After a period of cooperation with the communities who were not consulted at first. Natural Habitats immediately started a consultative process within the chiefdom and established Development and Grievance Committee to settle any unresolved conflicts. NHSL team engaged with the landowner association and reached three Land Owner Agreements (LOAs).
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Consent
Comment on community reaction
After initial mixed reaction.
Presence of land conflicts
Presence of land conflicts
Yes
Comment on presence of land conflicts
In 2014, Natural Habitats Sierra Leone took over an existing land lease from WAA2, covering the entire Makpele Chiefdom in Pujehun District, Sierra Leone. It quickly became apparent that not all communities were happy with the existing lease and that negotiations lacked free, prior and informed consent of all stakeholders.
Displacement of people
Comment on displacement of people
Human settlements are present on site.
Materialized benefits for local communities
Materialized benefits for local communities
Other
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities
Participatory mapping, land tenure documentation.
Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
In 2016, Natural Habitats Sierra Leone joined forces with the civil society organisation Solidaridad West Africa to help with the land tenure and livelihoods support processes. The collaboration was enabled through the DFID-funded LEGEND programme. The programme included facilitation of stakeholder consultations, training on land governance and land rights in the local dialect and support to farmers to organise themselves and apply good agronomic practices for production of vegetables, groundnuts, cassava and rice.