A statement of principles
Role of indigenous knowledge
Conditions for consultation Criteria in relation to indigenous knowledge
Criteria in relation to timeframes and processes
Role of indigenous knowledge
Conditions for consultation Rituals addressed
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases 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 Land demarcation
Context, purpose and process of protocol creation & maintenance Territorial plans and boundaries
Community governance instruments, structures, territories, history Community governance statutes
Community governance instruments, structures, territories, history Assertion of rights in relation to natural resources
Future generations
Internal groups or other peoples National laws/policies/jurisprudence
Formal recognition of indigenous’ rights and governance structures
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)
Inter/intra-community/people divisions or formalizing modalities of cooperation
Context, purpose and process of protocol creation & maintenance Affirmation of the right to decide (language used, yes/no, veto and supporting rationale)
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 Formal recognition of indigenous’ rights and governance structures
Assertion of rights in relation to natural resources
Life plans (self-determined development)
Community governance instruments, structures, territories, history 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 General Assemblies and other structures
Roles in decision-making process Role of representatives
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 Consultation oversight
Conditions invalidating consultations The process of decision-making, discussion, consensus, voting.
Roles in decision-making process Location of meetings
Conditions for consultation Initial approach
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Process for negotiation of consultation procedures
Does it seek to define the entire consultation process
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)
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 Community history
Community governance instruments, structures, territories, history 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 Inter/intra-community/people divisions or formalizing modalities of cooperation
Context, purpose and process of protocol creation & maintenance Affirmation of the right to decide (language used, yes/no, veto and supporting rationale)
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