Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) is the principle that a community has the right to give its consent to proposed projects that may affect their lands, resources, livelihoods, and communities. This principle is protected by international human rights law as “all peoples have the right to self-determination” and “all peoples have the right to freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.” It is enshrined in the International Labour Organization Convention 169 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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We've also published an analysis, "Turning Rights into Reality: Issues to Consider in Implementing the Right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent" in collaboration with the Rainforest Foundation.
Read it here:
Read our December 2012 edition of the Cultural Survival Quarterly, which was devoted to the topic of Free, Prior and Informed Consent:
