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It aims to increase transparency in the trade of agricultural commodities—specifically those linked to deforestation—by linking production landscapes to consumer countries using customs data, bills of lading, and subnational production data. 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It asserts that to achieve the objective of maintaining fish stocks above Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) levels, the EU must set exploitation rates below FMSY. 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In a March 5 meeting, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf committed the Liberian government to protecting over 20,000 hectares of community land from further encroachment. This is significant as over 50% of Liberia's land (5.02 million hectares) has been leased to corporations. The conflict escalated between 2012 and 2013 when EPO cleared community farmland and conducted forced land surveys, leading to reports of intimidation and violence by company security and the Liberia National Police's Police Support Unit (PSU). In response, the communities filed a complaint with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) on September 18, 2013, demanding an end to land surveys and expansion onto customary land.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000652#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Liberian government committed to protecting just over 20,000 hectares of land belonging to affected communities in District no.4, Grand Bassa County from further encroachment by Equatorial Palm Oil (EPO).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000652#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"More than half of Liberia's land, totaling 5.02 million hectares, has been leased to corporate entities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000652#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Between late 2012 and 2013, EPO cleared and planted oil palm on community land, destroying crops and violating the right to Free, Prior, Informed Consent (FPIC).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000652#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Community members reported violence and intimidation by EPO security and the Police Support Unit (PSU) of the Liberia National Police during protests and forced land surveys in September 2013.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000652#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"On September 18, 2013, 11 villages within the Jogbahn Clan filed a complaint with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to stop EPO's land surveys and expansion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000652#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["land grabbing","Free, Prior and Informed Consent","human rights"],"geography_discussed":["Grand Bassa County","United Kingdom","Papua New Guinea"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","policy briefing"]},{"id":"cdkn-000525","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000525","title":"Climate Change and the Agriculture Sector","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2014-04","source_url":"https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Climate-Change-and-the-Agriculture-Sector.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Kenyan agricultural sector, which accounts for over a fifth of the GDP, is highly sensitive to climate change, facing risks from unpredictable rainfall, droughts, and pests. 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