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  1. Library Resource
    A Framework to Approach Shared Use of Mining-Related Infrastructure
    Manuals & Guidelines
    March, 2014
    Global

    The framework provides guidance to policy makers on how to approach the question of shared use. It highlights the operational models that are necessary for implementation, the key-success factors, the enabling conditions and how to ultimately better coordinate major investments in physical infrastructure by privately-owned natural resource concessionaires with national infrastructure development plans. The framework also equips policy makers with a set of questions that should help conduct the negotiations on shared use with companies.

  2. Library Resource
    fiscal regimes
    Manuals & Guidelines
    August, 2014
    Global

    This handbook provides policymakers and officials with practical guidelines to establish a robust legal framework, organization, and procedures for administering revenue from extractive industries. It discusses transparency and how to promote it in the face of increasing demands for clarity, as well as how countries can strengthen their managerial and technical capacity to administer these revenues.

  3. Library Resource
    TOOLKIT ON THE PROJECT COMPLAINT MECHANISM
    Manuals & Guidelines
    December, 2014
    Global

    The Project Compliance Mechanism (PCM) is the EBRD's accountability mechanism for the assessment and follow-up of complaints about project financed by the bank. The PCM is a grievance mechanism for civil society, local groups and individuals that may be directly and adversely affected by a bank project. It's purpose is to help identify when the EBRD or its client has not fulfilled the obligations defined in the bank's policies and to facilitate a problem-solving process with the EBRD's client.

  4. Library Resource
    Strengthening community understanding of free, prior and informed consent trainer’s manual
    Manuals & Guidelines
    April, 2014
    Global

    This trainer’s manual aims to help strengthen and build the capacity of community activists, community based organisations and educators to support communities to understand Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).

    The objectives are: • to enable communities to demand meaningful participation in natural resource management decision-making;

    • to make sure that internal community decision-making processes include all members of the community;

    • to ensure that projects only go ahead if the consent of the affected community is given.

  5. Library Resource
    Avoiding forced eviction
    Manuals & Guidelines
    December, 2014
    Cambodia

    This guide aims to help communities who face, or have suffered from, evictions by providing guidance on how to prepare for negotiations. Communities can use this guide to negotiate and advocate for solutions or alternatives to eviction that improve the lives of the whole community.

    This resource is part of the CCSI’s Directory of Community Guidance on Agreements Relating to Agriculture or Forestry Investment.

  6. Library Resource

    Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national or sub-national level

    Manuals & Guidelines
    October, 2014
    Global

    Recent developments have seen forest landscape restoration (FLR) become widely recognized as an important means of not only restoring ecological integrity at scale but also generating additional local-to-global benefits. This handbook presents the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM), which provides a flexible and affordable framework for countries to rapidly identify and analyse FLR potential and locate special areas of opportunity at a national or sub-national level.

  7. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    October, 2014
    Global

    The CFS Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems – known as RAI – are a set of ten principles that apply to all types and sizes of agricultural investment including fisheries, forests and livestock. They address all stakeholders and apply to all stages of the value chain. As a soft law instrument they are globally applicable and include actions to address a range of environmental, social and economic issues.

  8. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    March, 2014
    Global

    This guide provides companies with an overview of the importance of traceability for sustainability purposes, outlines the global opportunities and challenges it represents and summarises practical steps for implementing traceability programmes within company operations. It


    • defines traceability and explores its history, benefits and challenges, including an overview of current collaborative schemes on traceability,


  9. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    January, 2014
    Global

    Guide to determine if monitoring is actually a viable activity that can be undertaken by their organisation. Choosing to undertake monitoring is dependent on considerations such as evaluating the sufficiency of resources, capacity to design a sound monitoring system, and availability of political windows to effect change, amongst others.

  10. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    January, 2015
    Global

    The objective of this document is to guide the corporates and investors understand how to respect peoples’ ’‘tenure rights to land, fisheries and forest”,and ensure that communities have access to remedies ‘acceptable to both parties’ when such rights are impinged or such potential is recognized.

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