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  1. Library Resource
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    Manuals & Guidelines
    May, 2019
    Global

    This note provides guidance for civil society actors and communities on how to access and how to use the information contained in contracts with companies to be able to:


    • Understand company and government obligations related to a company project;


    • Monitor whether those obligations are being fulfilled;


    • Hold companies and the government to account for bad contracts or for failing to deliver on commitments that are important to communities.

  2. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    January, 2017
    Global

    This guide aims to assist non-lawyers to better understand investment contracts that concern forestry projects. These "forestry contracts" can be complex, and some provisions may be difficult to understand. This guide aims to assist the reader in understanding technical provisions found in these contracts, by providing explanations for common provisions, as well as a glossary of certain legal and technical terms.


    This resource is part of the CCSI’s Directory of Community Guidance on Agreements Relating to Agriculture or Forestry Investment.

  3. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    March, 2016
    Global

    This guide aims to assist non-lawyers to better understand agricultural investment contracts. Agricultural investment contracts can be complex, and some provisions may be difficult to understand. This guide aims to assist the reader in understanding technical provisions found in these contracts, by providing explanations for common provisions, as well as a glossary of certain legal and technical terms.


    This resource is part of the CCSI’s Directory of Community Guidance on Agreements Relating to Agriculture or Forestry Investment.

  4. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    September, 2018
    Global

    This guide for legal advisors, community leaders and members builds on Guide 1 in this series. If a community decides to negotiate with a potential investor, this guide describes issues that can be included in a community–investor contract. It also explains what language should be avoided in the contract. It is designed to help communities negotiate a contract with an investor that is clear, fair, and equitable.

  5. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    May, 2018
    Global

    This guide for legal advisors, community leaders and members explains how communities can prepare for interactions with potential investors, including making decisions about whether or not to negotiate. It can be used to help a community: (a) prepare before an investor arrives and (b) decide whether or not to enter into discussions or negotiations with an investor that has arrived. It should be used before any negotiations start.

  6. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    September, 2018
    Global

    Deciding whether or not to allow an investor to use community lands and natural resources is one of the most important decisions a community can make.

    When negotiations are conducted fairly and inclusively, investments may result in the creation of jobs, provision of much-needed infrastructure such as schools, roads and clinics, and rental payments that have the potential to support the community’s long-term prosperity and wellbeing.

  7. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    September, 2018
    Global

    Deciding whether or not to allow an investor to use community lands and natural resources is one of the most important decisions a community can make.

    When negotiations are conducted fairly and inclusively, investments may result in the creation of jobs, provision of much-needed infrastructure such as schools, roads and clinics, and rental payments that have the potential to support the community’s long-term prosperity and wellbeing.

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