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Global Perspectives on the UN’s Global Pact for the Environment

September 20, 2018

Legal experts from around the world weigh in on a UN resolution that aims to codify a human right to the environment in international law.
Rethinking International Investment Governance: Principles for the 21st Century

September 19, 2018

An event from the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment will explore how investment governance can support sustainable development.
New Guides Help Communities Avoid Exploitative Contracts

September 10, 2018

Earth Institute researchers have helped to develop two guides that inform communities on how to protect their lands and rights against abusive investors.
Here’s How Cameroon Can Achieve Land Contract Transparency

August 29, 2018

A new law promises to remove the shroud of secrecy that has hovered over contracts and concessions the government has signed with natural resource investors.
Fall 2018 Internships Available at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

August 20, 2018

Applications will be accepted until September 15.
Summer 2018 Internship Opportunities at the Earth Institute

March 30, 2018

The deadline for applications is May 1.
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Seeks Interns for Summer 2018

March 5, 2018

The deadline for applications is March 31.
Transparency and Community Empowerment around Land Investments in Cameroon

January 29, 2018

Samuel Nguiffo, founder of Cameroon’s Centre for Environment and Development, explains how he uses OpenLandContracts.org, a unique tool created by the Columbia Center for Sustainable Investment.
Justine Sylvester on Land Contract Transparency and OpenLandContracts.org

January 23, 2018

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.

Global Perspectives on the UN’s Global Pact for the Environment

September 20, 2018

Legal experts from around the world weigh in on a UN resolution that aims to codify a human right to the environment in international law.
Rethinking International Investment Governance: Principles for the 21st Century

September 19, 2018

An event from the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment will explore how investment governance can support sustainable development.
New Guides Help Communities Avoid Exploitative Contracts

September 10, 2018

Earth Institute researchers have helped to develop two guides that inform communities on how to protect their lands and rights against abusive investors.
Here’s How Cameroon Can Achieve Land Contract Transparency

August 29, 2018

A new law promises to remove the shroud of secrecy that has hovered over contracts and concessions the government has signed with natural resource investors.
Fall 2018 Internships Available at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

August 20, 2018

Applications will be accepted until September 15.
Summer 2018 Internship Opportunities at the Earth Institute

March 30, 2018

The deadline for applications is May 1.
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Seeks Interns for Summer 2018

March 5, 2018

The deadline for applications is March 31.
Transparency and Community Empowerment around Land Investments in Cameroon

January 29, 2018

Samuel Nguiffo, founder of Cameroon’s Centre for Environment and Development, explains how he uses OpenLandContracts.org, a unique tool created by the Columbia Center for Sustainable Investment.
Justine Sylvester on Land Contract Transparency and OpenLandContracts.org

January 23, 2018

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.