Document Type
Memo/Briefing Note
Publication Date
3-2016
Abstract
Large-scale investments in agriculture and forestry are often shrouded in secrecy. In many cases, they are negotiated without the involvement of affected communities, approved through opaque decision-making procedures, and governed by legal agreements that are difficult both to access and to understand. This systemic lack of transparency impedes accountability and exacerbates ongoing disagreements about the real costs and benefits for investors, host countries, and their citizens.
Jointly authored by CCSI and the Open Contracting Partnership, this briefing note examines why contract disclosure and a contracting process that is open, accessible, and inclusive are important; what such transparency entails; and how various stakeholders can work towards achieving it.
Disciplines
Agriculture Law | Environmental Law | Human Rights Law | International Humanitarian Law | International Law | Land Use Law | Law | Securities Law | Transnational Law
Recommended Citation
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment,
Transparency in Land-Based Investment: Key Questions and Next Steps,
(2016).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sustainable_investment_staffpubs/97
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