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Namati and the Sustainable Development\u00a0Institute in Liberia (SDI), have worked with the\u00a0community of Duah for over 3 years to document\u00a0the community\u2019s land and establish an inclusive\u00a0local governance system for land and natural\u00a0resources. In the spring of 2013, Duah faced a\u00a0serious challenge: Clan elders agreed to a large\u00a0land deal with a local palm oil investor without\u00a0the involvement of the community or its new\u00a0Land Governance Council. This Lesson from\u00a0the Field describes how, with support from SDI,\u00a0Duah community members held their leaders\u00a0accountable to their newly adopted community\u00a0by-laws and successfully reversed the land\u00a0deal. The case of Duah highlights some of the\u00a0challenges faced when promoting inclusive,\u00a0participatory, and accountable community land\u00a0management in rural Liberia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":189214,"template":"","class_list":["post-189833","namati_resources","type-namati_resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLessons from the Field: Holding Leaders Accountable in Land Transactions - Namati<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/namati.org\/publications\/lessons-from-the-field-holding-leaders-accountable-in-land-transactions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lessons from the Field: Holding Leaders Accountable in Land Transactions - Namati\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Namati and the Sustainable Development\u00a0Institute in Liberia (SDI), have worked with the\u00a0community of Duah for over 3 years to document\u00a0the community\u2019s land and establish an inclusive\u00a0local governance system for land and natural\u00a0resources. 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