South America: Tipping The Power Balance — Making Free, Prior And Informed Consent Work: Lessons And Policy Directions From 10 Years Of Action Research On Extractives With Indigenous And Afro-Descendent Peoples In The Americas

South America: Tipping The Power Balance — Making Free, Prior And Informed Consent Work: Lessons And Policy Directions From 10 Years Of Action Research On Extractives With Indigenous And Afro-Descendent Peoples In The Americas   Viviane Weitzner, 2011   This report synthesizes over 10 years of collaborative research with Indigenous and Tribal organizations in Guyana, Suriname, Colombia, Peru and Canada, and their supporters, on issues at the crossroads of extractive activities and...

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