Mar 01, 2017
Canada Newswire
The Forest Stewardship Council
MONTREAL — The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Canada today commended the Canadian government’s recent announcement to review the laws and policies related to its commitment to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), a document that describes both individual and collective rights of Indigenous peoples around the world based on the principles of equality, partnership, good faith and mutual respect. The Forest Stewardship Council, the world’s leader in forest certification system, the only system that requires consultation with local Aboriginal Peoples with the intention of protecting their rights. FSC forest management requirements include an entire section dedicated to the rights of Aboriginal peoples (Principle 3), and are widely recognized as most extensive at specifically addressing the needs of Aboriginal Peoples.
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