Overview of the activities carried during the first three-year term of the mandate 2011, para. 101
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Impact studies and the definition of appropriate measures to compensate for any negative impact identified are, by definition, related to the consultation process. In recognition of indigenous peoples' right to the conservation and protection of their lands and environments, international standards and practice now require that social and environmental impact studies be conducted as a specific guarantee for the protection of indigenous rights, in particular with regard to projects involving investment in or the development, exploration or extraction of natural resources likely to affect those rights.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Environment
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Indigenous Peoples, Report to the UNGA (2011), A/66/288, para. 101.