2009 - English - Practical
Bucking the Wild West - Making Free, Prior and…
This document includes speaking notes on the topic of FPIC at the Prospector and Developer’s Association of Canada annual conference. The speaker defines FPIC, clarifies prevailing misconceptions about FPIC, and discusses how FPIC can be implemented in the extractive sector. The speaker discusses FPIC in the Canadian context and argues for Canadia…
2007 - English - Practical
Determining our Future Asserting our Rights: I…
This report present the outcomes of a project conducted by the Association of Indigenous Village Leaders in Suriname and The North-South Institute that was requested by Indigenous communities in West Suriname that will be affected by a large-scale mining and hydroelectric development project. At the time that the project started, the communities h…
2012 - Multilingual - Practical
Executive Summary: Holding Extractive Companie…
This report is an executive summary of a larger report, it showcases a Participatory Action Research project that lasted 26 months. It reports on Corporate Social Responsibility tools that companies and governments promote to ensure good corporate behaviour. The report looks at the extent to which CSRs respect human and ethnic rights in theory and…
2012 - Multilingual - Academic
Holding Extractive Companies to Account in Col…
This report showcases a Participatory Action Research project that lasted 26 months. It reports on Corporate Social Responsibility tools that companies and governments promote to ensure good corporate behaviour. The report looks at the extent to which CSRs respect human and ethnic rights in theory and practice. Recommendations are given for ways t…
2010 - Multilingual - Practical
Free, Prior and Informed Consent and Prior Con…
This workshop had the objectives of facilitating the exchange of experiences, reflections and contributions on the topic of Free, Prior and Informed Consultation in extractive projects in Colombia and to move reflections and criteria forward regarding minimum standards for FPIC with Indigenous and afro peoples in Colombia.
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.