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Community Consent Index 2015: Oil, gas, and mining company public positions on Free, Prior, and Informed Consent

Community Consent Index 2015: Oil, gas, and mining company public positions on Free, Prior, and Informed Consent

Full Title: Community Consent Index 2015: Oil, gas, and mining company public positions on Free, Prior, and Informed Consent
Author(s): Oxfam International
Publisher(s): Oxfam International
Publication Date: July 1, 2015
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Description (excerpt):

As large-scale oil, gas, and mining projects move to increasingly remote areas, they threaten to generate adverse impacts on the land and natural resources of the local communities and indigenous peoples who inhabit these areas. For many project-affected communities, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) represents a critical tool for ensuring that they have a say in whether and how extractive projects move forward. Oxfam defines FPIC as the principle that indigenous peoples and local communities must be adequately informed about projects that affect their lands in a timely manner, free of coercion and manipulation, and should be given the opportunity to approve or reject a project prior to the commencement of all activities. For indigenous peoples, FPIC is established as a right under international law, reflecting their standing as distinct, self-determining peoples with collective rights. However, FPIC is emerging more broadly as a principle of best practice for sustainable development, used to reduce conflict and increase the legitimacy of the project in the eyes of all stakeholders.

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