A statement of principles
Role of indigenous knowledge
Conditions for consultation Criteria in relation to indigenous knowledge
Criteria in relation to timeframes and processes
Rituals addressed
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Role of indigenous knowledge
Conditions for consultation A statement of principles
Who will coordinate the meetings
Conditions for consultation The process of decision-making, discussion, consensus, voting.
Roles in decision-making process Fixed timeframes
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases What is done in the absence of consensus
Roles in decision-making process Role of community members
Roles in decision-making process What is done in the absence of consensus
Roles in decision-making process The process of decision-making, discussion, consensus, voting.
Roles in decision-making process Rules in relation to recording and sharing of recordings
Conditions for consultation Role of leaders or chiefs in determining where and when assemblies are held
Roles in decision-making process Role of representatives
Roles in decision-making process Territorial plans and boundaries
Community governance instruments, structures, territories, history Land demarcation
Context, purpose and process of protocol creation & maintenance Community governance statutes
Community governance instruments, structures, territories, history Future generations
Internal groups or other peoples Assertion of rights in relation to natural resources
Formal recognition of indigenous’ rights and governance structures
National laws/policies/jurisprudence
Demands for demarcation prior to consultation
Land demarcation
Context, purpose and process of protocol creation & maintenance Formal recognition of indigenous’ rights and governance structures
National laws/policies/jurisprudence
Affirmation of the right to decide (language used, yes/no, veto and supporting rationale)
Affirmation of the right to decide (language used, yes/no, veto and supporting rationale)
Inter/intra-community/people divisions or formalizing modalities of cooperation
Context, purpose and process of protocol creation & maintenance Broader strategy of governance assertion
Context, purpose and process of protocol creation & maintenance Municipal government
Interfaces with external institutions and organizations Municipal government
Interfaces with external institutions and organizations Territorial plans and boundaries
Community governance instruments, structures, territories, history Life plans (self-determined development)
Community governance instruments, structures, territories, history Formal recognition of indigenous’ rights and governance structures
Assertion of rights in relation to natural resources
Agreement to the protocol as basis for consultations
Circumstances that render consultations or consent void (e.g. FPI: creation of division, presence of armed groups, offers of money, threats…)
Territorial plans and boundaries
Community governance instruments, structures, territories, history Role of representatives
Roles in decision-making process Role of General Assemblies and other structures
Roles in decision-making process Decisions as to who to involve
Conditions for consultation Freedom to invite third parties, including trusted specialists
Conditions for consultation Role of representatives
Roles in decision-making process Freedom to invite third parties, including trusted specialists
Conditions for consultation Role of community members
Roles in decision-making process Actor who pays costs for participation
Conditions for consultation Participation of outsiders
Roles in decision-making process Meetings for development of specific consultation plan in accordance with the protocol
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Fixed timeframes
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Information meetings (content, where, with whom and partner participation)
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Internal meetings (actors involved, decision-making processes)
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases The process of decision-making, discussion, consensus, voting.
Roles in decision-making process Consultation oversight
Conditions invalidating consultations Location of meetings
Conditions for consultation Does it seek to define the entire consultation process
Process for negotiation of consultation procedures
Initial approach
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Rejection certain types of activities / impacts that are critical
Conditions for agreements
Triggers for consultation
Different processes envisaged for different types of projects/proposals
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Agreement oversight and enforcement mechanisms
Corporate actors addressed
Involvement in strategic planning
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Inter/intra-community/people divisions or formalizing modalities of cooperation
Context, purpose and process of protocol creation & maintenance Other indigenous communities or peoples
Internal groups or other peoples Affirmation of the right to decide (language used, yes/no, veto and supporting rationale)
Community history
Community governance instruments, structures, territories, history Unique features that reflect the particular communities experience
Context, purpose and process of protocol creation & maintenance Historical context
Context, purpose and process of protocol creation & maintenance International or regional instruments/jurisprudence
Respect for land rights and indigenous governance
Respect for land rights and indigenous governance
Rejection certain types of activities / impacts that are critical
Rejection certain types of activities / impacts that are critical
broader society
Internal groups or other peoples Respect for land rights and indigenous governance
Process for updating the protocol
Context, purpose and process of protocol creation & maintenance Affirmation of the right to decide (language used, yes/no, veto and supporting rationale)
Inter/intra-community/people divisions or formalizing modalities of cooperation
Context, purpose and process of protocol creation & maintenance Other indigenous communities or peoples
Internal groups or other peoples Does it seek to define the entire consultation process
Process for negotiation of consultation procedures