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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.

 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Antonio Gonzales has spent many years working with international forums for the rights of Indigenous Peoples. He has witnessed achievements but draws attention to the fact that indigenous communities across the world are struggling to bring their governments to the table for discussion. He is currently advocating for an International Convention.  

Aprenda sobre el derecho de Consentimiento Libre, Previo, e Informado por medio de esta serie inovador de programas radiofónicos, listo para divulgación en emisoras de radio alrededor del mundo. Para que el derecho consentimiento libre, previo e informado sea implementado correctamente, los gobiernos tienen que respetar la forma de llevar a cabo la consulta. Tiene que ser una decisión que es el consenso colectivo de la gente.

Antonio Gonzales explains how without proper enforcement governments, cooperations, and extractive industries willingly ignore frameworks like FPIC  which are designed to protect the rights of indigneous peoples. 

Antonio Gonzales, director of the American Indian Movement AIM West, explains why the use of Indigneous Peoples as mascots is culturally offensive and can no longer be tolerated in the 21st century. We caught up with Antonio Gonzales at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples Issues, New York.

 

Bestang Dekdeken discusses the work of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance and their struggle in the Philippines Cordillera region to defend their land against the government and mining corporations.

Bestang Dekdeken discusses the problems with FPIC as it is currently enforced in the Philippines, for example, how mining coorporations and extractive industries are able to find loopholes in FPIC in order to carry out their projects. 

Una serie de entrevistas sacadas en la 13a Sesión del Foro Permanente para Cuestiones Indígenas que se realizó en mayo del 2014 en Nueva York.

Silvia Perez, indigena Zapoteca del estado de Oaxaca, habla sobre la importancia de hacer informacion accesible a pueblos indigenas para que se pueden realizar sus derechos. 

Una serie de entrevistas sacadas en la 13a Sesión del Foro Permanente para Cuestiones Indígenas que se realizó en mayo del 2014 en Nueva York.

Una serie de entrevistas sacadas en la 13a Sesión del Foro Permanente para Cuestiones Indígenas que se realizó en mayo del 2014 en Nueva York.

Una serie de entrevistas sacadas en la 13a Sesión del Foro Permanente para Cuestiones Indígenas que se realizó en mayo del 2014 en Nueva York.

Una serie de entrevistas sacadas en la 13a Sesión del Foro Permanente para Cuestiones Indígenas que se realizó en mayo del 2014 en Nueva York.

Vicky Tauli-Corpuz talks about the importance of Indigenous Peoples using the range of international instruments and mechanisms in place, to pressure their governments to implement changes. 

John Scott highlights the importance of using processes established by Indigenous communities when gaining free, prior and informed consent for activities which will take place on their lands. He also talks about the importance of including traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples at the UN Permanent Forum.