Legally Required Document

Title in original language: Arrêté provincial portant attribution d’une concession forestière perpétuelle d’une communauté locale

Applicable to: Industrial forest concessions

Holder of Document: Provincial Ministry / Local community representatives 

Signature required by:
Provincial Minister of forests

Key considerations when checking the doc:
Is it signed by the proper authority (the Provincial Minister of forests)?

Is it granted to the relevant local community?

Who are the representatives of the local community?

Is the Order containing any specific requirement relative to management and harvesting?

Purpose and content of document:
Official document permanently granting a community land and use rights over their community forest.

Evidence limitations and weaknesses:
This document does not highlight whether the official procedure has been enforced.