Pitfalls and Pipelines - Philippine Indigenous Peoples Links

Introduction
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The six panels covered the impacts of extractive industries
on indigenous peoples and their responses; free, prior and
informed consent; conflict situations; indigenous women
and extractive industries; roles played by bilateral donors
and other multilateral bodies; good practices and extractive
industries.
The main output of the conference was the Manila
Declaration, which has become a widely-quoted expression of
the continuing grave concerns of indigenous peoples at the
impacts of these industries upon them. It remains a major
influence on the participants and the wider indigenous movement.
An international indigenous network, the Indigenous
Peoples’ Global Network on Extractive Industries, was formed
and has continued to operate since the conference; particularly
in sharing information and coordinating responses to
international developments were possible. Positive steps have
been taken, but the practical challenges seem to grow.
Since the conference, and following many of its recommendations,
the UNPFII, the UN Special Rapporteur on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the UN Expert Mechanism
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples have focused their attention
on the unresolved problems generated for indigenous
peoples by the extractive industries.
We trust that this book will serve to add to, and develop,
the ongoing debate, and the emerging Extractive Industries
network.
Thanks
We are grateful to Tebtebba for making this possible, and
to all of the contributors and conference participants. We are
also grateful to The Christensen Fund, EED of Germany, and
the International Work Group on Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)
for supporting this publication.
We would especially like to thank, for their input and support,
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Executive Director of Tebtebba