In the face of growing demand for critical minerals, Indigenous organizations developed a guide to help Indigenous communities implement their free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) when investors ...

Part 1 of two articles that summarize presentations from the IIPWG investor roundtable Indigenous-Defined FPIC: Best Practices for Investment and Corporate Governance. Watch the full video or jump to ...

Businesses and investors have a responsibility to respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples during project development and after project completion under the United Nations Guiding Principles on ...

Lawyer and IP rights advocate Mary Ann Bayang slams the CEB decision, and notes that mining, whether small or large scale, is an extractive industry that should be under the regular FPIC process ...

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 6:30 p.m., Feb.8) — The Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System said it is fully compliant with the free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process after indigenous ...

Members of the Indigenous Waorani village of Kiwaro looked skyward as a helicopter hovered over the rainforest canopy in the center of Ecuador and landed in a nearby clearing. Out stepped government ...

THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) have secured Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC), which could pave the way for more livelihood ...

The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) in collaboration with the Forestry Development Agency (FDA) on Monday, November 18, 2019 began a two-day socialization workshop in Ganta, Nimba ...

BAGUIO CITY—A 350-megawatt hydroelectric project awarded to SN Aboitiz Power Group (SNAP), covering the Alimit and Ibulao rivers in Ifugao province, will need to secure the free, prior and informed ...

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — FPIC stands for free, prior, and informed consent. The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) requires this before any entity, be it academic or development-oriented, ...