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This fact sheet by Friends of the Earth International advocates for a legally binding UN treaty to regulate transnational corporations (TNCs) and end their impunity regarding human rights, environmental, and labor violations. It highlights specific cases in Latin America, Africa, and Asia where corporate power and investment treaties have been used to bypass national laws or obstruct justice for affected communities.

This report by Natural Justice provides a comprehensive review of Mozambique's legal and policy frameworks regarding the rights of local communities and indigenous peoples to land and natural resources. It examines the tension between progressive laws, such as the 1997 Land Law, and a trend toward 're-concentration' of power by the State to facilitate large-scale extractive and agricultural investments. The document highlights systemic failures in community consultation, the marginalization of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), and the impact of resettlement projects in the mining sector.

This policy briefing examines the impact of the coal mining boom in Mozambique, specifically in Tete province. It analyzes the role of multinational corporations like Vale, Rio Tinto, and Jindal Steel, the challenges of rapid infrastructure growth, and the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in promoting local development.

This fact sheet by Friends of the Earth International advocates for a legally binding UN treaty to regulate transnational corporations (TNCs) and end corporate impunity for human rights and environmental abuses. It argues that voluntary corporate social responsibility codes are ineffective and that current international law disproportionately protects corporate profits over human rights.