Land contracts show what commitments a forestry, farming or renewable energy company has
made and what the government has said the company can do on the land. These promises define the positive and harmful effects the company’s project could have on community members’ livelihoods and human rights, and on the environment. Accessing land contracts is a crucial strategy for local organizations. With the contract, organizations can help communities 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

Bridging the Information Gap: How access to land contracts can serve community rights

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Document Type: Report

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Author:

  • Lara Wallis
  • Sam Szoke-Burke

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Place: Columbia University

Institution: Openland Contracts

Date: 2019

Language: en

Land contracts show what commitments a forestry, farming or renewable energy company has
made and what the government has said the company can do on the land. These promises define the positive and harmful effects the company’s project could have on community members’ livelihoods and human rights, and on the environment. Accessing land contracts is a crucial strategy for local organizations. With the contract, organizations can help communities 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

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