FPIC has a parent most people ignore, attending a meeting is not consent, and the three FWG seats mandate may not exist.

What you’ll hear:

• Self-determination is the parent. FPIC is the child. Most people in carbon market rooms are treating the child as if it exists without the parent.

• FPIC under the Declaration is a right specifically for Indigenous Peoples. Not a general principle of consent available to everyone. Not just applicable to projects. It covers laws, registrie…