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Publications and Reports - Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)


This site contains documents prepared by FPP, information from our partners, and other materials of relevance to indigenous peoples, forest-dependent communities and forests.

Documents, listed in date order, can be downloaded free, purchased online, or printed copies can be ordered from julia@forestpeoples.org.

All our publications are free to indigenous peoples' organisations.
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Publication
Format
Free, Prior and Informed Consent and REDD in West Papua: Workshop Summary
Synopsis of a 3-day interactive meeting to build awareness and capacity on human rights, climate change, REDD and FPIC. The participants included community and local NGO members and local government officials.
Marcus Colchester
May 2009
pdf (0.4Mb)
Business, Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples:
The Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent

Submission to the UK Government Joint Committee on Human Rights on the right of indigenous peoples to free, prior and informed consent
Forest Peoples Programme and Law Department, Middlesex University Business School
May 2009
pdf (0.1Mb)
Asian Develoment Bank
Concerns over ADB's new proposed safeguard policies and flawed application of FPIC

Indigenous peoples’ representatives express their concern about the Asian Development Bank's working paper (W-Paper) on the new proposed safeguard policie, due to be considered by the Board on 24 February.
Letter to the ADB
3 February 2009
pdf (0.1Mb)
Key Elements to the Initiation, Performance and Maintenance of Good Faith Consultations and Negotiations with Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Communities
Forest Peoples Programme
December 2008
pdf (0.1Mb)
Elementos Claves para el Inicio, Desarrollo y Manutención de Consultas y Negociaciones
de Buena Fe con las Comunidades y Pueblos Indígenas y Tribales

Forest Peoples Programme
Diciembre de 2008
pdf (0.1Mb)
Free, Prior and Informed Consent and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
A guide for companies

A synthesis of training materials devised for communities and companies, and also local government, about how successful procedures can be carried out in line with the principle of FPIC - free, prior and informed consent - to enable indigenous peoples, local communities and other stakeholders to express their views in negotiations and for these views and wishes to be included in the RSPO's decision-making processes.
Forest Peoples Programme
October 2008
pdf (0.6Mb)
Persetujuan Bebas, Didahulukan dan Diinformasikan dan the
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Sebuah Pedoman bagi Perusahaan

Forest Peoples Programme
October 2008
pdf (0.4Mb)
Making FPIC - Free, Prior and Informed Consent - Work:
Challenges and Prospects for Indigenous People

FPP review of indigenous peoples' experiences with applying the principle of FPIC in Suriname, Guyana, Peru, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines
Marcus Colchester and Maurizio Farhan Ferrari
June 2007
pdf (0.5Mb)
Poniendo en práctica el CLPI -Consentimiento libre, previo e informado-
Desafíos y perspectivas para los Pueblos Indígenas

El informe resume algunas experiencias de pueblos indígenas con referencia a la aplicación del principio de consentimiento libre, previo e informado en Suriname, Guyana, Malasia peninsular, Perú, Indonesia, Papua Nueva Guinea y Filipinas
Marcus Colchester y Maurizio Farhan Ferrari
Junio de 2007
pdf (0.5Mb)
Menjadikan FPIC - Prinsip Persetujuan Tanpa Paksaan atas dasar Informasi Awal - Berjalan:
Tantangan dan Peluang bagi Masyarakat Adat

Laporan tentang 'pekerjaan yang tengah berlangsung' ini menyarikan sejumlah pengalaman masyarakat adat dalam penerapan prinsip FPIC di Suriname, Guyana, Peninsular Malaysia, Peru, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea dan Filipina
Marcus Colchester dan Maurizio Farhan Ferrari
Juni 2007
pdf (0.5Mb)
Pour une bonne application du libre consentement préalable et éclairé :
Défis et perspectives pour les peuples autochtones

Ce rapport présente un résumé de certaines expériences des peuples autochtones dans l'application du principe de libre consentement préalable et éclairé au Suriname, au Guyana, en Malaisie péninsulaire, au Pérou, en Indonésie, en Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée et aux Philippines
Marcus Colchester et Maurizio Farhan Ferrari
Juin 2007
pdf (0.5Mb)
 
Indonesia
'Can't see the people for the trees'
Assessment of the free, prior and informed consent agreement between Sumalindo and the community of Long Bagun, district of Kutai Barat, East Kalimantan province

Pokja Hutan Kaltim (the 'East Kalimantan Working Group on Forests') has been observing the development of the timber legality standard and its verification system, as well as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification of the PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya logging concession since June 2003. This is the report of the case study into the local indigenous people's experiences with Sumalindo
Pokja Hutan Kaltim and Forest Peoples Programme
June 2007
pdf (0.7Mb)
'Habis Manis Sepah Di Buang'
Melihat Keberadaan Kesepakatan Dini Tanpa Paksaan Antara Sumalindo dan Masyarakat Long Bagun Kutai Barat Kalimantan Timur

Pokja Hutan Kaltim sedang mengikuti perkembangan standar legalitas kayu dan sistem verifikasinya, serta sertifikasi FSC terhadap HPH PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya sejak bulan Juni 2003. Laporan ini adalah studi kasus mengenai pengalaman masyarakat adat menghadapi Sumalindo.
Pokja Hutan Kaltim dan Forest Peoples Programme
Juni 2007
pdf (0.8Mb)
Suriname
Free, Prior and Informed Consent:
Two Cases from Suriname

This report describes how the concept of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) has been experienced in Suriname with regard to: 1) logging and bio-prospecting in the territory of the Saramaka people; and 2) mining and related issues in the territory of the Lokono indigenous people of west Suriname.
Forest Peoples Programme and Association of Saramaka Authorities
March 2007
pdf (0.5Mb)
Vrijelijk tot stand gekomen, voorafgaande en weloverwogen instemming (FPIC): twee case studies uit Suriname
Dit rapport beschrijft hoe de Saramaka- en Lokono-gemeenschappen in Suriname het concept "Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)" in de praktijk brengen.Twee typische situaties in Suriname worden beschreven: 1) houtkap en bio-prospecting op het grondgebied van de Saramaka-gemeenschap; en 2) mijnbouw en daarmee verweven activiteiten op het grondgebied van de Lokono-gemeenschap in West Suriname.
Forest Peoples Programme en de Vereniging van Saramakaanse Gezagsdragers
Maart 2007
pdf (0.5Mb)
Consentimiento Libre, Previo e Informado:
Dos Casos en Surinam

Este informe describe las experiencias del pueblo Saramaka y del pueblo Lokono en Surinam con el concepto del consentimiento libre, previo e informado. Se trata con dos situaciones distintas: 1) la extracción de madera y la bioprospección en el territorio del pueblo Saramaka; y 2) la minería y los asuntos relacionados en el territorio del pueblo indígena Lokono, al oeste de Surinam.
Forest Peoples Programme y Association of Saramaka Authorities
Marzo de 2007
pdf (0.5Mb)
Perú
El Punto de Inicio: Libre Determinación
Uno estudio de caso de Perú

Sirviéndose de entrevistas con líderes indígenas acerca de la imposición de áreas protegidas del Estado en sus terriotrios, el estudio presenta una serie de principios y pre-condiciones a favor del derecho al consentimiento libre, previo e informado.
Julio Davila Puño y Oscar Gutiérrez Laya, Racimos de Ungurahui
2007
pdf (0.5Mb)
Starting Point: Self-Determination
A Peruvian Case Study

Drawing on interviews with indigenous leaders regarding the imposition of State protected area policies on indigenous communities, this report presents a series of principles and preconditions for the right to FPIC
Julio Davila Puño and Oscar Gutiérrez Laya, Racimos de Ungurahui
2007
pdf (0.5Mb)
 
Indigenous peoples and the World Bank: experiences with participation
Tom Griffiths
July 2005
pdf
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Los Pueblos Indígenas y el Banco Mundial: experiencias de participación
Tom Griffiths
Julio de 2005
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In Search of Middle Ground:
Indigenous Peoples, Collective Representation and the Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent

Examines how the legal and policy frameworks of four countries (India, Indonesia, Venezuela and Guyana) deal with indigenous peoples and the extent to which they offer scope for the exercise of the right to free, prior and informed consent
Marcus Colchester and Fergus MacKay
August 2004

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Forjando un Espacio de Negociación
Pueblos indígenas, representación colectiva y el derecho al consentimiento libre, previo e informado

Esta ponencia ilustra los problemas comunes que los pueblos indígenas enfrentan y las diversas soluciones que han desarrollado para responder a estos retos, basándose en unas investigaciones participativas llevadas a cabo en colaboración con organizaciones indígenas en Guyana, India, Venezuela e Indonesia.
Marcus Colchester y Fergus MacKay
Traducción al español: febrero de 2006
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Indigenous Peoples' Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent and the World Bank's Extractive Industries Review - in-depth article -
June 2004

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El Derecho de los Pueblos Indígenas al Consentimiento Libre, Previo e Informado y la Revisión de las Industrias Extractivas del Banco Mundial -
junio de 2004
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Le droit des peuples autochtones au libre consentement préalable et éclairé et la Revue des industries extractives de la Banque mondiale -
juin 2004
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Indigenous peoples' right to free prior and informed consent & the World Bank's Extractive Industries Review - An overview
March 2004

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El derecho de los pueblos indígenas al consentimiento libre, previo e informado y Revisión de las Industrias Extractivas del Banco Mundial - Uno resumen
marzo de 2004
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Le droit au consentement libre, préalable et informé des peuples autochtones et la Révision des industries extractives de la Banque mondiale - Une synthèse
mars 2004
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