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This website provides information and resources on FPIC as a tool of self-determination to assist communities in decision making. We have selected articles, tool kits, videos, voice messages, and community stories about FPIC and consultation.

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Initiative on Free, Prior, and Informed Consent - Concept Paper
Report

2010 - English - Practical

Initiative on Free, Prior, and Informed Consen…

The Forest Dialogue

Consultation | FPIC | Industry | Corporate Social Responsibility | Decision Making | Land Stewardship | Sustainability | UNDRIP

Initiative on Free, Prior, and Informed Consent - Concept Paper

‘Free, Prior and Informed Consent’ (FPIC) has emerged as a key principle in international law, related to indigenous peoples and is considered necessary in sectors like dam building, extractive industries, forestry, plantations, conservation, bio-prospecting and environmental impact assessment. While the right itself is clearly affirmed, the pract…

Rejection of New Prosperity Project Provides Clarity to Industry: Lake Destroying Projects and Projects Without Indigenous Consent Need Not Apply
News Article

2014 - English - Practical

Rejection of New Prosperity Project Provides C…

MiningWatch

FPIC | Industry | Decision Making | Environmental Assessment | Environmental Impact | Land Access | Social & Cultural Impacts | UNDRIP

Rejection of New Prosperity Project Provides Clarity to Industry: Lake Destroying Projects and Projects Without Indigenous Consent Need Not Apply

MiningWatch Canada is glad to share the announcement by Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq that the federal government will not approve Taseko Mines’ New Prosperity gold-copper project. The project, located in south-central British Columbia, was a modification of a previously rejected application. The decision was made after the company’s second …

Between Consent and Accomodation: What is the Government Duty to Accomodate First Nations Concerns with Resource Development Projects?
Policy Brief

2011 - English - Academic

Between Consent and Accomodation: What is the …

George Hoberg, Stephanie Taylor

FPIC | Rights and Legal Framework | Canadian Law | Consultation | Decision Making | Monitoring | UNDRIP

Between Consent and Accomodation: What is the Government Duty to Accomodate First Nations Concerns with Resource Development Projects?

This policy brief examines how the relationship between Canadian governments and Indigenous peoples is negotiated when disagreements arise regarding proposed development projects. While Indigenous peoples are entitled the right to Free, Prior, Informed Consent (FPIC), there is no clear understanding within Canadian law of when this consultation an…

Indigenous Peoples Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Reflections on Concepts and Practice
Scientific Paper

2005 - English - Technical

Indigenous Peoples Right to Free, Prior and In…

Joji Cariño

FPIC | Consultation | Decision Making | Environmental Assessment | Environmental Impact | International Law | Land Use Planning | Monitoring | Social & Cultural Impacts | Traditional Knowledge | UNDRIP

Indigenous Peoples Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Reflections on Concepts and Practice

This paper explores the rights of Indigenous people in International law, through the frameworks of Free, Prior, Informed Consent (FPIC), and the World Commission on Dams (WCD). Reasons why FPIC is not always upheld in practice are explored through a series of case studies, and policy suggestions from the WCD are that prioritize the recognition of…

Improving Health Equity for First Nations, Inuit and Métis People: Ontario’s Aboriginal Cancer Strategy II
Scientific Paper

2015 - English - Technical

Improving Health Equity for First Nations, Inu…

Abigail Amartey, Alethea Kewayosh, Joseph Imre et al.

Indigenous Allyship | Pimatisiwin | Canadian Law | Inherent Rights | Pimatsiwin | Self-Determination | Social & Cultural Impacts | Traditional Knowledge | UNDRIP

Improving Health Equity for First Nations, Inuit and Métis People: Ontario’s Aboriginal Cancer Strategy II

This paper provides an overview of cancer prevalence in FNIM communities and provides suggestions for reducing cancer rates.

Free, Prior and Informed Consent and Prior Consultation for Indigenous Peoples and Black Communities – International and Colombian standards in the Extractive Sector
Manual

2010 - Multilingual - Practical

Free, Prior and Informed Consent and Prior Con…

Federico Herrera, Gladys Jimeno Santoyo, Plutarco Sandoval et al.

Consultation | FPIC | Rights and Legal Framework | Canadian Law | Community Engagement | Consultation | International Law | Land Stewardship | Pimatsiwin | Social & Cultural Impacts | Sustainability | UNDRIP

Free, Prior and Informed Consent and Prior Consultation for Indigenous Peoples and Black Communities – International and Colombian standards in the Extractive Sector

This document is a description of a series of workshops conducted in Bogota, Colombia, to engage in discussion about Free, Prior, Informed Consent (FPIC) among Afro and Indigenous communities. The document includes a summary of the discussion in each of the workshops, and is intended to provide frameworks for using FPIC from these communities' per…

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