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Guaraní People vs. Repsol: The Importance of Indigenous Self-Determination

by Mark Betancourt In an open letter sent from a pan-Amazon meeting on climate change and Indigenous Peoples, Brazilian Indigenous leader declared, “we are tired of anthropologists, environmentalists,...

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Mining Council’s “New” Commitment to FPIC Falls Short

The International Council on Mining and Metallurgy (ICMM) recently released a new position paper detailing council guidelines for dealing with Indigenous Peoples that would be affected by new mining...

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First Nations Challenge Canada-China FIPA

In June 2013, a federal court heard arguments for the Hupacasath First Nation’s (HFN) constitutional challenge to the Canada-China Foreign Investor Protection Agreement (CCFIPA).  In September 2012,...

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Land Grabs Persist in Africa

In February 2013, Cameroon issued a decree returning a portion of illegally-seized forest to 18 Indigenous communities.  The land was leased by the government to United Forestry Cameroon (Private:...

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Compensation To Indigenous Peoples In Uganda Hurts As Much As It Helps

Compensation given to individuals affected by the oil activities of Tullow (LSE:TLW) is causing issues in rural communities of western Uganda.  Recipients admit that the compensation, intended to...

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ICMM Updates Indigenous Peoples Position Statement For Mining Industry

In June 2013, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) released its updated position statement on Indigenous Peoples and mining, intended to replace an earlier position statement from...

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Aboriginals Have Much to Gain From Australia’s Mining Boom, But Will They...

A report on the impacts of Australia’s mining boom on Indigenous Peoples was presented to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in May 2013.  The report asserts that Indigenous Peoples in...

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170 Legal Victories Empower First Nations

In his new book Resource Rulers: Fortune and Folly on Canada’s Road to Reserves, Bill Gallagher, a former oil and gas lawyer and federal regulator, describes how 170 court rulings upholding First...

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Brazilian Policies Instigate Conflicts

Conflicts between Indigenous Peoples and the industrial agriculture industry in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul escalated last month, and federal security forces were deployed to defuse the...

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Indonesia Strengthens Indigenous Land Rights

In May 2013, an Indonesian court ruled that a 1999 law designating forests inhabited by Indigenous Peoples as “State Forest Areas” was unconstitutional, and that these forests should be owned and...

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The Importance of Culture

In May 2013, a US court ruled that federal permits issued to Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) for oil and gas exploration in Alaska’s Cook Inlet violated three federal statutes protecting endangered...

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FPIC for Renewable Energy

A Zapotec community in southern Mexico is protesting the construction of a 300-hectare wind farm on their lands.  To obtain “consent” for the wind farm, Desarrollos Eolicos Mexicanos approached...

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The Cost of Ignoring Cleanup

Indigenous communities inhabiting Lot 192 (formerly Lot 1-AB) of the Peruvian Amazon are refusing to participate in the government’s first official consultations regarding oil activities on their...

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Heeding Risk in the Supply Chain

Equitable Cambodia requested Bonsucro, an industry association dedicated to improving the social and environmental standards for sugarcane production, to suspend Tate & Lyle (LSE:TATE) from its...

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FPIC Must Start Early

In the Philippines, Mankayan community members are refusing to participate in FPIC dialogues initiated by Far Southeast Gold Resources (FSGR), a subsidiary of Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company....

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Equitable Origin Promotes Best Practices for Oil and Gas

Equitable Origin (EO), a for-profit social enterprise with the objective of promoting and financially incentivizing best practices in the oil and gas industry, is developing a rigorous and...

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Prioritizing People in the Arctic

In August 2013, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) convened to discuss the many issues pertaining to the Inuit and other Arctic Indigenous Peoples.  Among the topics of discussion was ICC’s...

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The Cost of Ignoring FPIC in India

In August 2013, Kutia and Dongria Kongh communities overwhelmingly rejected Vedanta Resource’s (LSE:VED) proposed bauxite mine in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa, India.  It is highly possible that this...

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Heeding Risk in the Supply Chain

In July 2013, a Canadian court ruled that Hudbay Minerals (TSE:HBM) can be tried for overseas human rights violations in Canada.  Security personnel working for the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary in...

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Traditional Knowledge in the Beaufort Sea

Traditional knowledge could be the solution to challenges faced by Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) in Canada’s Beaufort Sea.  The company’s oil exploration activities in the remote northern region are...

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