Land corruption working group - Free, prior and informed consent: a check on corrupt practices in the land sector

Free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) is a cornerstone of effective and transparent land-based investments/projects and an obligation under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It offers an important check on corrupt practices, land grabbing, and community conflict, as well as ensuring that investments and projects respect existing tenure rights and offer fair compensation/benefits to communities.

In this session, the Land corruption working group will bring together experts from the private sector and civil society to discuss the current state of play, how "free, prior, and informed consent" can prevent corruption but is also vulnerable to capture by elites, and what effective FPIC looks like in practices, with examples from Kenya to India.

The discussion will be moderated by Sharon Kiburi, multimedia data journalist based in Kenya. She is enthusiastic about learning, storytelling, embracing technologies, and navigating the nuances of communication for impact.

The speakers from the panel are:

• Nitya Sunil, Director, Legal, ESG & Policy at West Africa Blue
• Pranab R Choudhury, Director and Co-founder at Landstack
• Malih Ole Kaunga, Executive Director at Indigenous Movement for Peace Advancement and Conflict Transformation (IMPACT).

The meeting will be held in English on Zoom. It is open to current members of the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum and its Land Corruption Working Group, as well as those potentially interested in joining.

• Date and time: 03 July, 15:00 CEST, 09:00 ET, 21:00 SGT

• Register here

• Takeaways from the sessions are available here.

The full recording of the presentation from the 3 July Land Corruption Working Group meeting is available here: