Civil Society Engagement
ISLP aims to support effective civil society participation in development decisions and to enhance local advocacy strategies to promote sound environmental and social standards in large-scale development projects. ISLP also aims to facilitate knowledge exchange between civil society and other stakeholders (public and private) so that the latter gain a better understanding of community needs and social and environmental impact, and are incentivized to address them. Our civil society engagement work draws upon our volunteers’ wide range of sector expertise, including in energy, infrastructure, extractives, environment, biodiversity, land use management, agriculture, forestry, and transportation.
Project Updates
Preserving Indigenous communities’ heritage and language in artificial intelligence
ISLP and volunteers from Winston & Strawn are drafting two model contracts for IndigiGenius, a social enterprise established to preserve and protect the cultural heritage of Indigenous communities, while ensuring inclusion [...]
Supporting African creatives and entrepreneurs through intellectual-property based financing
ISLP and volunteers from Pinsent Masons are confronting the challenge of supporting intellectual property-based financing, a global priority for the World Intellectual Property Organization. Specifically targeting several key African jurisdictions, this [...]
ISLP assists in protecting forests in Central America
ISLP was privileged to support a national environmental fund in Central America in its efforts to achieve a landmark climate finance deal under which multinational corporate buyers purchased high-integrity [...]
Preserving Indigenous communities’ heritage and language in artificial intelligence
ISLP and volunteers from Winston & Strawn are drafting two model contracts for IndigiGenius, a social enterprise established to preserve and protect the cultural heritage of Indigenous communities, while ensuring inclusion [...]
Supporting African creatives and entrepreneurs through intellectual-property based financing
ISLP and volunteers from Pinsent Masons are confronting the challenge of supporting intellectual property-based financing, a global priority for the World Intellectual Property Organization. Specifically targeting several key African jurisdictions, this [...]