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Justine Sylvester on Land Contract Transparency and OpenLandContracts.org
The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment speaks with Justine Sylvester of Village Focus International about land contract transparency in Laos and OpenLandContracts.org, a repository of publicly available investor-state contracts for large-scale land-based investments.
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NYC is Selling Off Its Fossil Fuel Investments—Here’s Why That Matters
The City of New York joins a chorus of public and private entities refusing to support companies that contribute to climate change.
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Is There a Human Right to Land?
For people around the world, land is a source of food, shelter, and livelihoods. Given their importance, land rights are surely human rights—right?
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3 Uses for OpenLandContracts.org
Kaitlin Cordes from the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment shares some of the ways she uses this repository of investor-state contracts.
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Reflecting on OpenLandContracts.org’s First Two Years
Kaitlin Cordes from the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment looks back at the progress made by the repository of land investment contracts—and looks ahead to the challenges that await.
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World Leaders Discuss a Global Pact for the Environment
A conference at Columbia University yielded consensus on the need for an international environmental agreement, and advanced discussion on what that agreement could look like.
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Lorenzo Cotula and Thierry Berger On Transparency around Land Investment Contracts
The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) spoke with Lorenzo Cotula and Thierry Berger about OpenLandContracts.org, the challenges and opportunities stakeholders face in promoting greater transparency around land investments, and how effective use of disclosed information can be promoted.
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Not So Sweet: Tanzania Confronts Arbitration over Large-Scale Sugarcane and Ethanol Project
The legal battle underscores the challenges that arise when governments, international investors, and the rights of local communities are at odds.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED–Apply to an internship today
The Earth Institute has extended the internship application deadline for positions in a variety of administration, communications and research roles. Undergraduate, graduate and PhD students are eligible to apply for the opportunity to work on a sustainability-focused project.
