According to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples have the right to give or withhold their consent for projects and legislative measures that affect their lands, territories, livelihoods and natural resources. In 2014, at the United Nations World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, this commitment was reaffirmed by the world’s governments. Unfortunately, still, the standard of FPIC is rarely, if ever, met. Which is why we are working with Indigenous Peoples’ communities to develop their own FPIC protocols.
Our goal in promoting community-led FPIC protocols, is to ensure that Indigenous Peoples are able to make decisions based on their own priorities, procedures, and governance systems. Establishing robust standards for FPIC processes contributes to improved development outcomes, conflict resolution, healthier communities, and enhanced environmental protection.
as a basis for sustainability and fair and equitable access for the population to livelihoods for food security and sovereignty.
Indigenous Peoples’ Economies.
Our Free, Prior and Informed Consent Program contributes to progress in the following areas:
Defending and asserting Indigenous Peoples’ collective rights to their lands, territories, resources, self-determination, and their right to determine their own development priorities.
Promoting democracy, good governance, and empowerment of Indigenous women and girls while mitigating the impacts of climate change and preserving biodiversity,
Enabling governments, multilateral and bilateral development agencies, the private sector, and NGO’s to more skillfully consider and adopt Indigenous Peoples’ perspectives in the design and implementation of development assistance strategies.
Land is Life calls on the Government of India to reconsider the pursuit of the 11,000 MW Siang Hydroelectric Project and other large-scale dams in Arunachal Pradesh and across
How did it start? The term “Indigenous Peoples and local communities” first emerged in international policy during the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. This terminology was included
‘Voluntary trust’ legislation discussed in Senate. While the Ayoreo Indigenous People have title to half their traditional territory, draft legislation introduced by a group of government senators would establish a
