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 - Plurilingue - 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 - Plurilingue - 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 - Plurilingue - Practical
Free, Prior and Informed Consent and Prior Con…
Cet atelier avait pour objectif de faciliter les échanges concernant les expériences, les réflexions et les contributions sur le sujet des Consultations Libres, Informées et Préalables dans les projets extractivistes en Colombie, et ainsi faire avancer les réflexions et les critères minimum standardisés touchant au Consentement Libre, Informé et P…
2012 - Español - Practical
De la Consulta al Consentimiento
Ce document concerne les apprentissages liés au projet collaboratif 'Sur la consultation et le consentement'. Il résume les enjeux mentionnés par plusieurs peuples autochtones qui ont participé au processus. Il souligne d'autant plus l'importance des thèmes rapportant aux titres fonciers, la reconnaissance des terres ancestrales, ainsi que la rési…