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Beyond Compensation: Rethinking Land Rights and Consent in Ghana’s Extractive Sector

Development should not come at the expense of community rights, livelihoods and dignity. When communities lose ancestral lands to extractive and infrastructure projects, compensation alone cannot address the full extent of their losses. Meaningful consultation, community consent and accountability must also be part of the process. These issues took centre stage at a national forum

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