Tipping the power balance : making free, prior and informed consent work; lessons and policy directions from 10 years of action research on extractives with indigenous and afro-descendent peoples in the Americas
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2011
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North-South Institute, Ottawa, ON, CA
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This report synthesizes 10 years of collaborative research with Indigenous and Tribal organizations in Guyana, Suriname, Colombia, Peru and Canada, and their supporters, on issues at the crossroads of extractive activities and Indigenous and Tribal rights. In 2009, Canada’s largest companies accounted for 32% of all exploration in Latin America and the largest share (32%) of reported mining-related conflicts. Governments and companies must recognize that Indigenous Peoples have a right to free, prior and informed consent. Their self-determination, autonomy, cultural identity and responsibilities to future generations are inextricably linked to this right.
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Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Inclinando la Balanza del Poder : Logrando que el Consentimiento Libre, Previo e Informado Funcione; Lecciones y orientaciones políticas obtenidas en 10 años de investigación acción sobre actividades extractivas con pueblos indígenas y afro descendientes en las Américas
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MINING, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT, CULTURAL RIGHTS, RIGHT TO NATURAL RESOURCES CONTROL, SELF DETERMINATION, HUMAN RIGHTS, NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY, GOVERNANCE, POLICY MAKING, INFORMED CONSENT, EXPLOITATION, GUYANA, SURINAME, CANADA, PERU, COLOMBIA, MINING POLICY, NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, CULTURAL IDENTITY