So proud of the community-investor negotiation guides we are publishing today! Please share widely.

Congrats to Namati and Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) on these new guides to help communities negotiate fair contracts with investors. #landrights namati.org/news/new-commu…

Sam's blog is a delight to read! Such an honor to write these community-investor negotiation guides in partnership with the CCSI team!

Michael Forst: Communities are active agents of change who can engage directly with investors from a place of empowerment. Yes!!!#LandForum2018

We've learned powerful lessons in our work applying a #LegalEmpowerment approach to community land protection in #SierraLeone, including the importance of strategies to increase women's participation. Read them here. bit.ly/2Q5C6lg #LandForum2018

Congratulations Daniel Kobei and The Ogiek People's Development Program!!!

Land is communities’ most important resource. Learn how Namati’s five-part approach helps communities document and protect their #LandRights. #LandForum2018 youtu.be/BHvG5__MkM8

When communities know, use, and shape the law, amazing things can happen. This OZY profile shows how villagers in #SierraLeone partner with our community paralegals to take on multinational companies polluting and exploiting their lands. bit.ly/2wisGhi #LandForum2018

"Rather than viewing communities as passive recipients of #SDG-related improvements, communities must be seen as and empowered to be key drivers of the desired changes." My thoughts in Land Portal bit.ly/2pGqysW #LandForum2018

namati.org/news/new-commu… Namati and CCSI are thrilled to launch two new Community-Investor Negotiation Guides. These first-of-their-kind resources support communities to demand authentic FPIC and negotiate fair contracts with investors seeking community lands. #LandForum2018

Good news: today’s panel on community-investor negotiations is now a webinar! 3:45pm EST. Please join us! Webex here worldbankgroup.webex.com/mw3200/wireles… x.com/ccsi_columbia/…

FAO West Africa: In #SierraLeone, “we are able to reach people in rural areas that have never had access to a lawyer. Many have not seen a lawyer in their lifetime. But with #paralegals we are able to amplify the power of the law.” Sonkita Conteh youtu.be/uYlcOmDFCbw #LandConf2018

Mapping lands, harmonizing boundaries, and resolving land conflicts are key to the community land protection process. Find out how these processes work in this quick animation video. youtu.be/Yun_KwY4Q6g #LandConf2018

We're thrilled to partner on the Community Land Initiative, an international exchange of knowledge to enhance community #landrights. Read this piece by COMAID on how this program has inspired new ideas to defend community lands in #Cameroon. bit.ly/2DGLh4V #LandConf2018

Deciding whether or not to allow an investor to use community lands and resources is an important decision. Our forthcoming guides aim to empower communities to "make free, informed choices" to protect their interests and lands. @LCotula #landconf2018

This informative blog by IIED's Brendan Schwartz describes how the Community Land Initiative program is creating a global "land rights family" and moving from knowledge to action. bit.ly/2IFGnsN #landconf2018 #landrights #accesstojustice

Working closely with communities, Namati and partners developed a step-by-step approach to help community paralegals support communities to protect their land rights. Access the newly updated guide here: bit.ly/CLPfg2017 #LandConf2018

Supporting communities to sketch maps of their land, resolve boundary disputes and document agreed boundaries is crucial for protecting community #landrights. Learn more in our updated Community Land Protection Guide here: bit.ly/CLPfg2017 #LandConf2018