LCG Annual Report 2018

The NLUC showed a commitment to implementing the NLUP in its entirety, including developing a National Land Law through an inclusive, consultative process and harmonising existing land-related laws with it. LCG has provided the NLUC with support since its establishment, based on relationships developed through the NLUP development process, which has included support for the forum as well as other areas.
Progress was made towards legal protection for customary tenure:
The Conservation of Biodiversity and Protected Areas (CBPA) Law, approved in May 2018, includes (in Article 8g) community-led conservation areas as one type of conservation area. LCG and many ethnic organisations and networks had called for the inclusion of such a provision. The Vacant, Fallow, and Virgin (VFV) Lands Management Law was amended in September 2018, including (in Article 30-a) an exemption for customary tenure from VFV land (a category of state land that companies can lease). This amendment was in line with recommendations made by LCG.