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Amazon Watch produced 8-page briefing paper on the importance of FPIC.  The paper is packed full of information and includes case studies, reasons for FPIC, challenges with FPIC, examples of indigenous peoples' experiences from South America and recommendations for the future of FPIC. 

The purpose of this guide is to assist developing country negotiators and others who are working on REDD-plus. The guide is available in English, French and Spanish. The guide is divided into three parts. Part I considers REDD-plus in the negotiation. Part II contains general negotiating tips for new REDD plus negotiators and others. Part III contains UNFCCC documents that are often referred to in REDD-plus negotiations. Updated May 2011 

The purpose of this guide is to assist developing country negotiators and others who are working on REDD-plus. The guide is available in English, French and Spanish. The guide is divided into three parts. Part I considers REDD-plus in the negotiation. Part II contains general negotiating tips for new REDD plus negotiators and others. Part III contains UNFCCC documents that are often referred to in REDD-plus negotiations. Updated May 2011 

The 84-page sourcebook published by the World Bank in February 2007 is designed to be a useful resource for consultations. Section one provides an overview of consultations with civil society that are drawn from World Bank staff, CSOs, governments, and other donor agencies.   It is intended to provide the overall rationale and framework to guide Bank consultations.  Section two provides a step-by-step approach to designing consultation processes. It is not intended to be  a menu of options from which to consider depending on the type of consultation that is envisioned. It emphasizes the importance of a systematic approach to consultation design, including careful documentation of lessons learned, so that others who follow may be able to conduct successful consultations.

127-page handbook on Human Rights and the UN for UN Staff.  Published by the Office of The High Commissioner For Human Rights.

112-page manual published by RECOFTC in 2008 and has a focus on participatory management of forests and Protected Areas. While many of the training sessions in the manual were developed within the context of participatory or collaborative forest management, it is recognized that there is increasing interest within many countries for capacity building in participatory PA management as well. Since many of the processes and tools for both situations are similar, the training sessions in this manual, with some adaptation, can apply to both forest PAs and forest areas that are not PAs. Mainly intended for managers in Africa and Asia.  

This Guide is written for the non-human rights expert and was published in April 2008. It provides an overview on how to strengthen engagement with the international human rights machinery, specifically with UN Treaty Bodies and UN Special Procedures. The guide was developed in response to calls from development practitioners for practical guidance in this area, following an online e-discussion on held on the UN Human Rights Policy Network- HuriTalk - in 2007. The information provided in the Guide is based upon the views and experiences that UN practitioners shared in the course of the e-discussion.