Conflicts Between Concessionaires And Rural Communities

Purpose of the Research Liberia is rich in Natural resources including gold, diamond, iron ore, timber, and vast arable Land resources. People who live in rural Lands and communities in Liberia make up about one-third of the country and depend on Land and natural resources for their livelihoods (Knight, Siakor and Robert Lawrence Nyahn). The mismanagement of Liberia’s natural resources was one factors that led two decades of civil crisis which lasted for 14 years and which resulted in the deaths of about 260,000 of its citizens, and damaged the country’s infrastructure and basic social services. The purpose of the study is to conducts an intensive investigation on the critical factors impacting conflicts between concessionaires and rural communities in Liberia and provides insights for possible solutions in solving these conflicts. Investigate the relationships between rural communities and concessions companies and understand the needs and concerns of the rural communities and make possible recommendations to the relevant stakeholders for solutions using the Conflicts Analysis Tools or Model. 1.1.3 Meaning of the research The exploitation of natural resources such as Land, gold, diamonds, crude oil and forestry products are traditionally argued to play a vital part in a county’s growth and development. Countries endowed with these resources are assumed to be able to transform their economies towards the path of sustainable development. Customary land use and MineralsShow MoreRelatedNeed For Conflict Resolution On The Land Use Conflict Between Concessions Companies And Community Members Of The Nimba County1379 Words   |  6 Pages1 Research Objective The need for conflict resolution in the land use conflict between concessions companies and community members of the Nimba County in Liberia cannot be over emphasized since the sustainability of most economies is predicated on the availability of natural resource of that country. Concessions companies are established to accomplish their set objectives which includes profit making and for these objectives to be attained stability and peaceful atmosphere must play a significantRead MoreNatural Resource Conflicts And Conflict1456 Words   |  6 Pagesresearch on land use conflicts, Land conflicts and Livelihoods, Mining and Customary land Use, Customary Land use Tenure in Liberia, Land Use Conflicts between Communities and Concessions companies in Liberia, Sime Darby Concession conflict in Liberia will focus on the domestic literature, followed by the Concept of Conflict, Conflicts Analysis Tools/Model and summary of the chapter. 2.2 Land Conflict and Livelihoods Thomson and Kanaan (2003), propounded that the origin of Conflicts in human society