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ples receive social and economic benefits from the project in
a manner that is culturally appropriate, and when potential
adverse effects are identified, those effects are avoided, minimized,
mitigated, or compensated for.
An Indigenous Peoples Plan (IPP) is required for a standard
World Bank–assisted project with interventions affecting
Indigenous Peoples identified at the time of appraisal.
For projects with multiple subprojects or annual investment
plans in which specific interventions are not known at the
time of appraisal, an Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework
(IPPF) is required. If the overwhelming majority of
affected people are Indigenous Peoples, the project design
itself (described in the Project Appraisal Document and
subsequently in the Project Implementation Plan and/or
Operational Manual) may make up the instrument. It
should include the relevant elements of an IPP.
The instrument is intended to serve as a flexible and pragmatic
implementation document; its activities are integrated
into the design of the project and address the issues discussed
in the social assessment and agreed to during the consultations
(see annex 12A to this chapter for more guidance on the
elements of an IPP or IPPF). The contents of the instrument
will vary with the nature of the project as well as with the
characteristics of the country and the Indigenous Peoples
affected. Proportionality is crucial: The principle is to plan
appropriately so as to include (and budget for) only those
activities that are necessary to deal with the Indigenous Peoples’
issues identified by the social assessment, with consultations
proportional to the project impacts and benefits and the
circumstances and vulnerabilities of affected communities.
For a project with no adverse impacts, it may suffice to
include as the main part of the plan a strategy for targeting
Indigenous Peoples and a participation and consultation
framework to continue the free, prior, and informed consultation
and to ensure the input and continued support
from Indigenous Peoples on specific project activities during
implementation. The strategy also should aim to ensure
that the social and economic benefits of the project are culturally
appropriate. Projects with adverse impacts would, in
addition, include measures to avoid, mitigate, or compensate
for such adverse impacts. Specific institutional arrangements
and capacity-building activities may be necessary and
efforts should be made to work with local organizations and
institutions as appropriate.
Forest-based projects should assess and incorporate, as
appropriate, indigenous knowledge and local resource management
arrangements into the instrument and the general
design of the project. Capacity building and strengthening
of Indigenous Peoples’ organizations at local and national
levels should be considered to enhance project implementation
as well as the affected communities’ general ability to
participate in, and respond to, development efforts. The
monitoring and evaluation plan, including timing and
methodology, should be designed to take into consideration
any issues pertaining to Indigenous Peoples. It usually
includes some form of independent or external monitoring.
Complaint mechanisms should incorporate local and traditional
methods as appropriate (see also note 1.3, Indigenous
Peoples and Forests).
Special considerations. The policy specifies particular
areas, listed below, that merit special attention during
preparation of projects affecting Indigenous Peoples. Each
one of these is potentially a critical issue for forest-based
projects, which the borrower and project team need to consider
carefully during project preparation and address in the
Indigenous Peoples’ instrument.
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Lands and natural resources. Projects affecting the lands
and natural resources of Indigenous Peoples should
include measures to recognize land tenure and resource
use rights. This may include recognition and regularization
of customary rights to land and natural resources.
Commercial development of natural resources. Projects
supporting commercial development of natural
resources should, in consultation with Indigenous Peoples,
identify the affected communities’ rights to the
resources under statutory and customary law, the scope
and nature of the proposed commercial development,
and the potential impacts of such development on the
communities’ livelihood, environments, and use of such
resources. The Indigenous Peoples should share equitably
in the benefits.
Commercial development of cultural resources and knowledge.
Projects supporting commercial development of
cultural resources and knowledge should identify, in
consultation with the Indigenous Peoples’ communities,
their rights to such resources under statutory and customary
law, the scope and nature of the proposed commercial
development, and potential effects it may have
on the Indigenous Peoples’ livelihoods, environments,
and use of such resources. World Bank assistance to projects
supporting commercial development of cultural
resources and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples is conditional
on their prior agreement to such development.
Access. Involuntary restrictions on Indigenous Peoples’
access to legally designated parks and protected areas
should be avoided or minimized. If not feasible, a process
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