The Right to Decide: The Importance of Respecting Free, Prior and Informed Consent

A growing global demand for energy and natural resources is driving an expansion of extractive and infrastructure projects into some of the most remote areas of the world, and often into the ancestral territories of indigenous peoples. The health, identity and cultural and physical survival of indigenous peoples are at particular risk from this expansion due to their close relationship with the natural world.

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Categories: Indigenous Peoples and Consent
Author: Amazon Watch