free prior and informed consent
FREE PRY-or and in-FORMD kun-SENT
friː ˈpraɪər ænd ɪnˈfɔːrmd kənˈsɛntListen
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the principle that indigenous peoples have the right to give or withhold consent to projects and decisions that affect their lands, territories, resources, and cultural heritage before those projects begin, based on full and accessible information provided in their own languages; enshrined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the ILO Convention 169; frequently abbreviated FPIC and invoked in contexts including mining, forestry, dam construction, conservation initiatives, and research projects undertaken in indigenous territories; its implementation remains contested and often inadequate in practice
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