2006 - Español - Practical
Convention 169 on indigenous and tribal people…
ILO declaration about the treatment of indigenous peoples in independent countries.
2012 - English - Academic
FSC Forest Management Tenure Transfer in Quebec
The objective of this analysis is to compare what is known about the new forest regime and the specific requirements of the two FSC standards applied in Quebec.
2013 - English - Practical
Good Life as a Social Movement Proposal for Na…
Good Life as a Social Movement Proposal for Natural Resource Use: The Indigenous Movement in Ecuador
The Ecuadorian indigenous movement has developed the concept of Good Life (Sumak Kawsay or Buen Vivir) as a conceptual weapon in order to defend the territories of indigenous nationalities as the movement itself defines them.
2014 - English - Academic
Buen Vivir: Emergent Discourse within or beyon…
This paper sets out to review the content of Buen vivir (‘good living’) as an emergent discourse, reflecting on its genesis and contributions to the sustainability debate, as well as on incipient attempts at its institutionalization.
2012 - Español - Practical
De la Consulta al Consentimiento
In this document the learnings from the collaborative project "on consultation and consent". It summarizes the issues brought up by multiple Indigenous Peoples that participated in the process. It highlights the importance of the themes of land titling, acknowledgement of ancestral lands, and the resistance to government and industry pressures.
2013 - English - Simple
Rights in Action: Free, Prior and Informed Con…
This community-friendly animation video explains the concepts and mechanisms of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) through a story of interaction between indigenous peoples and people requesting their consent for new development. FPIC is a continual process that involves mutual respect and meaningful participation of indigenous peoples in dec…