IISD Model Contract Clauses for Responsible Investment in Agriculture:

Customizable legal provisions to help implement international best practices, principles, and guidance on responsible agricultural investment

44. Traditional Knowledge

 

44.1 The Company shall respect and protect the traditional knowledge and cultural heritage sites and systems of all Legitimate Tenure Rights Holders, Indigenous Peoples, and the Local Community [including but not limited to those identified in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)] and shall comply with all Applicable Law relating to the same.


For more information: See generally Committee on World Food Security Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS), 2014, Principle 7 (Respect Cultural Heritage and Traditional Knowledge, and Support Diversity and Innovation); UNIDROIT & IFAD, 2021, Section 4.119 (Traditional Knowledge).

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