Projects
Land Contracts and Transparency in Land-Based Investment + Human Rights & Development
Projects By Topic
- Contracts And Human Rights
- Environmental And Climate Change Risks And Impacts
- Fair And Competitive Fiscal Framework
- Infrastructure And Linkages
- Integrated Community Development And Human Rights
- International Investment Law And International Human Rights Law
- Land Contracts And Transparency In Land-Based Investment
- Land Investments, Human Rights, And International Law
- Land, Climate Change, And The Sustainable Development Goals
- Legal And Technical Support Gaps
- Long-term Planning And Revenue Management
- Multi-Stakeholder And Expert Dialogue
- Outcomes And Linkages Of Large-Scale Agriculture Investments
- Policy And Advisory Work
- Policy Level And Project Level: Human Rights Impacts Of Investment Projects
- Research
- Resources And Tools
- Sustainable Resource Based Development Strategy
- Teaching And Curriculum Development
- Transparent And Mutually Beneficial Legal Framework
- Understanding Land, Investment, And International Law
- Climate Change
- Coordinating Multi-Stakeholder And Expert Dialogue
- Extractive Industries
- Human Rights & Development
- Investment & Human Rights
- Investment Law And Policy
- Land And Agriculture
- Land/Extractives Nexus
Community Development Requirements: Laws, Best Practices, and Community Development Agreements Database
CCSI has a growing portfolio of activities regarding community development requirements and community development agreements (CDAs) that includes: (i) mapping domestic legal requirements for community development in the context of mining projects; (ii) policy and research on best practices around CDAs and benefit sharing for extractive, agricultural, and forestry projects; and (iii) regularly maintained collection of publicly available community agreements relating to extractive, agricultural, and forestry projects.
Support in Analyzing Contracts
CCSI assists stakeholders, researchers, and advocacy organizations by analyzing resource contracts for human rights, fiscal, sustainable development, and environmental implications.
Tool to Assess the Human Rights and Environmental Implications of Land Contracts
CCSI is developing a tool to assist stakeholders in conducting their own assessments of the human rights and environmental implications of land contracts. This tool will explain the main human rights or environmental issues that may be implicated by the underlying deals, note whether the issues are likely to be included in contracts, describe the relevant human rights norms or environmental standards, and provide an overview of best practices.
Integrating Consent and Consultation into Investment Contract Negotiations
CCSI is exploring how free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) and consultation processes can be integrated into investor-state contract negotiations, taking into account the practicalities of contract negotiations, to better safeguard the land rights and human rights of members of project-affected communities.