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New Publication: Governing Natural Resources
The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) has recently published an outcome note from a roundtable focused on lessons learned from good governance initiatives for extractive industry investments and large land-based agricultural investments.
Human rights abuses complaint against WWF to be examined by OECD
By: Patrick Barkham
Date: 5 January 2017
Source: The Guardian
In unprecedented move, OECD will look into allegations that world’s largest conservation organisation facilitated abuse of Baka people of Cameroon
Colombian tribe scores ‘historic’ victory versus Big Gas
State company Ecopetrol pulls out of drilling site in territories belonging to the indigenous U’wa people.
The indigenous U’wa people living in north-east Colombia have won what observers call an “historic” and “decisive” victory after state oil and gas company Ecopetrol dismantled a gas drilling site in their territories.
Does international law favor companies over people?
Does international law favor companies over people?
A new article by Lorenzo Cotula explores this question by examining human rights and land rights in the context of international investment law. The article, “Property in a shrinking planet: fault lines in international human rights and investment law” is published in the June 2015 issue of the International Journal of Law in Context.
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EMPLOYMENT: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Social Dimensions of Environmental Policy Initiative
Consultancy Opportunity at Transparency International on Online Technology Solutions on Land Corruption in Africa
Transparency International (TI) is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. Through more than 90 chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, Germany, TI raises awareness of the damaging effects of corruption and works with partners in government, business and civil society to develop and implement effective measures to tackle it.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: International Workshop on Agroforestry
India: single women demand rights over land and livelihood
Single women under the banner of National Forum for Single Women’s Rights on Tuesday demanded that the government ensure their constitutional rights over land and livelihood.
Women leaders pointed out that in some states, they do not have legal right over land, while in others they do have such rights but without any mechanism of implementation.
The women gathered in the national capital for a convention representing 11 states said that their struggle is to have the central government draft a special policy for single women.