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Free, Prior and Informed Consent and Sustainable Forest Management in the Congo Basin. A Feasibility Study conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo and Gabon regarding the Operationalisation of FSC Principles 2 and 3 in the Congo

dc.contributor.authorLewis, J.
dc.contributor.authorBorreill, S.
dc.contributor.authorFreeman, L.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T18:55:52Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T18:55:52Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/670
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen access
dc.titleFree, Prior and Informed Consent and Sustainable Forest Management in the Congo Basin. A Feasibility Study conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo and Gabon regarding the Operationalisation of FSC Principles 2 and 3 in the Congoen
dcterms.abstractFPIC is increasingly seen as an appropriate tool for managing the relationship between indigenous peoples and companies wishing to exploit natural resources on the land where they live. This report is the first to consider the applicability of FPIC within the context of industrial forestry exploitation in the Congo Basin. It presents FPIC as a process to guide forestry management so as to ensure open, ongoing and equitable relationships between forest peoples and forestry companies. Such relationships are the basis for making long-term socio-economic development a consequence of forestry operations. The FPIC approach requires, above all, that forest people are aware of the issues surrounding industrial forest exploitation so that they can make informed decisions about their role in forest management. This reduces negative impacts, enhances positive ones and ensures equitable sharing of benefits. The report shows how this approach is advantageous to both forest populations and forestry companies implementing it.en
dcterms.issued2008
dcterms.typeReport
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.evidenceCategoryFSC effect-related studies
fsc.focus.forestTypeNatural Forest
fsc.focus.forestZoneTropical
fsc.focus.sustainDimension3. Social
fsc.focus.tenureManagementPrivate
fsc.focus.tenureOwnershipPublic
fsc.issue.environmentalConflicts
fsc.issue.environmentalConsultation and participation
fsc.topic.environmental3.2. Local communities and Indigenous peoples
fscdoc.hashidden.adminyes
fscdoc.hashidden.useryes
is.coverage.countryCongo
is.coverage.countryGabon
is.coverage.countryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
is.coverage.regionAfrica
is.evaluation.collectionInterviews/surveys
is.evidenceSubTypeQualitative
is.evidenceTypeCase study
is.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international633
is.identifier.fscdoihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international633
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