SiLNoRF Builds Capacity of Law Interns and Staff on Land Rights, Environmental Justice and Carbon Governance

SiLNoRF Builds Capacity of Law Interns and Staff on Land Rights, Environmental Justice and Carbon Governance.

The Sierra Leone Network on the Right to Food (SiLNoRF) is strengthening the capacity of 12 Law Student Interns and 10 staff members under its Community Empowerment Programme (CEP) through a two-day intensive training at the MADAM-SL Hall in Makeni.

The training focuses on customary land rights, environmental impact monitoring, and carbon governance and investment, equipping participants with practical knowledge to advance community rights, environmental justice, and accountability.Mr Amadu Kamara, Land Rights Specialist and District Commissioner of the National Land Commission, facilitated sessions on the Customary Land Rights Act and National Land Commission Act, covering customary land tenure, community consent, FPIC, and women's land rights.

Dr Abubakarr Koroma, Environmental Law Expert and Senior Lecturer at the University of Makeni, led sessions on environmental laws, community rights, environmental impact identification, monitoring and evidence collection, grievance mechanisms, and legal remedies.The second day focuses on carbon governance and investment, climate change, carbon markets, carbon credits, carbon offset projects, carbon agreements, and benefit-sharing arrangements.

Through this capacity-building initiative, SiLNoRF continues to invest in the knowledge and practical skills of emerging legal professionals and its programme staff to strengthen community advocacy, promote responsible land governance, protect environmental rights, and ensure that communities are informed and empowered to defend their interests.Strengthening knowledge. Empowering communities. Advancing land and environmental justice.

SiLNoRF Builds Capacity of Law Interns and Staff on Land Rights, Environmental Justice and Carbon Governance.