Pitfalls and Pipelines - Philippine Indigenous Peoples Links

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Pitfalls and Pipelines: Indigenous Peoples and Extractive Industries
that sustainable development cannot be achieved if extractive
corporations continue business as usual.
The role of the state from the global, national to the local
levels in terms of regulating the behavior of corporations
needs to be strengthened. Unfortunately, what we see is more
collusion between the state and the extractive industries to
extract the last remaining resources, many of which are in
indigenous peoples’ territories. This book is a cry for help.
I look forward to more processes between indigenous peoples
and between them and their support groups—whether
from civil society organizations, academia, churches, as well as
with UN agencies, funds, programs and bodies—to tackle this
problématique. It behooves all of us to take to heart and to act
with passion to stop actions of the private sector and the state,
which dehumanizes and marginalizes those who want to make
the world more livable for the future generations.
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
Executive Director, Tebtebba
Former Chairperson (2005-2009)
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues