Forest Peoples Programme

The Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) is a non-governmental organisation that campaigns for the rights of indigenous forest-dwellers. Founded in 1990 by the Uruguay-based World Rainforest Movement, FPP has grown into a respected and successful organisation that bridges the gap between policy makers and forest peoples. The Forest Peoples Project is its charitable arm. Through advocacy, practical projects and capacity building, FPP helps forest peoples deal with the outside powers that shape their lives and futures.

Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) advocates an alternative vision of how forests should be managed and controlled, based on respect for the rights of the peoples who know them best. FPP works with forest peoples in South America, Central Africa, South and South East Asia, and Central Siberia to help these communities secure their rights, build up their own organisations and negotiate with governments and companies as to how economic development and conservation is best achieved on their lands.

FPP employs a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in land rights, environment and development and indigenous affairs with high-level qualifications in social anthropology, human rights law, tropical forest ecology and environmental science. Added together, the team has more than 80 years' experience working directly with indigenous peoples and forests in all corners of the globe.

External links

* [http://forestpeoples.gn.apc.org Official web site]