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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.
Indigenous peoples right to free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) for the use of their lands, resources, traditional knowledge, or intellectual property (“FPIC”) is a special protection for indigenous peoples. It is a recent development in international law, although not always effectively implemented in national practice. Companies wishing to …
This is the government's statement on the world conference on Indigenous Peoples. It declares their position and their interpretation of UNDRIP and FPIC.
Article of analysis on the implications of the framework law of prior consultation.
Project that seeks the inclusion of indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in mining projects with respect to the right to prior consultation.
Summary of the meeting of the Ibero-American Federation of Ombudsman on the right to prior consultation of indigenous peoples.
The article describes the titling process of ancestral territories that is happening in Honduran "La Muskita" area. Then it examines some of the process implications for the country and its indigenous peoples.