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https://namati.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Typical-oil-palm-plantation-scaled-1.jpg25601920In this article, Siri Lijfering speaks to Namati’s Daniel Sesay and Legal Empowerment Network member Silas Siakor of Sustainable Development Institute, on how securing land rights can pave the way for responsible investments. The author highlights how legal empowerment enables communities to stand up to exploitative investors and protect their land rights in Sierra Leone...