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This brief anthropological report documents the process of obtaining free, prior and informed consent from the Paiter-Surui People regarding the Surui Carbon Project in Brazil. It is bilngual (English and Portugese). 

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.