2013 - English - Practical
FPIC and the Extractive Industries: A guide to…
This manual discusses the relevance of ensuring Indigenous peoples right to FPIC to the policies and practices of the extractive industry, in addition to the responsibilities of government. The authors introduce the ‘spirit of FPIC’, to describe the key elements that must be included in an Indigenous community consultation framework including equa…
2014 - English - Practical
Towards Consent: Case Studies and Insights on …
This publication seeks to offer insights on the process and substance for developing collaborative agreements between industry, government, and indigenous peoples regarding forest landscapes. Following an overview of the legal and political context including FPIC, a series of case studies offers examples of companies and communities engaging on ma…
2016 - English - Practical
The implosion of Venezuela's rentier state
Essay on the Venezuelan crisis and its implications for mining and prior consent in southern areas of the country.
2016 - English - Practical
Obstacles and resistance to the process of imp…
Obstacles and resistance by the state to implement the right to free, prior and informed consent in Brazil.
2007 - Multilingual - Practical
Making FPIC - Free, Prior and Informed Consent…
Report developed by Forest Peoples Programme, which summarizes the progress made by Indigenous Peoples’ and organizations seeking to assess and apply the right of indigenous peoples ‘to give or withhold their free, prior and informed consent to actions that affect their lands, territories and natural resources’ (referred to as ‘the right to FPIC’)…
2016 - English - Practical
Moving Forward: Consulta Previa in Peru
Report on the experience of free, prior and informed consent in Peru.