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COMMUNITY INVESTOR NEGOTIATION Two new guides for community members and advocates to support empowered interactions with potential investors seeking community lands and resources. » Learn how to prepare in advance for interactions with potential investors, taking into account the interests of all community members » Explore what to include in a community-investor contract and what language to avoid. GUIDES OUT MAY 2018!

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COMMUNITY!INVESTORNEGOTIATION

Two new guides for community members and advocates to support empoweredinteractions with potential investors seeking community lands and resources.

» Learn how to prepare inadvance for interactions withpotential investors, takinginto account the interests of all community members

» Explore what to include in acommunity-investor contractand what language to avoid.

GUIDESOUTMAY 2018!

COMINGMAY 2018!

More information at goo.gl/UUieSKWrite to [email protected]

to request your own copy

www.namati.org

Deciding whether or not to allow an investor to usecommunity lands andresources is one of the mostimportant decisions that a community can make. If a community wishes towelcome an investor, carefullynegotiating a community-investor agreement is crucial. These guides aim to equipcommunities to protect theirinterests when interacting with investors.

“These much-neededguides fill an important gap:only if local communitiesare empowered can theymake free, informedchoices and developmeaningful partnershipswith government and the private sector.”

! LORENZO COTULA, IIED

GUIDES

COMMUNITY!INVESTORNEGOTIATION

www.ccsi.columbia.edu