Summary
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) has been a central requirement of the RSPO
Principles and Criteria since they were adopted in 2005. Respect for the right to FPIC is
designed to ensure that RSPO certified sustainable palm oil comes from areas without land
conflicts or 'land grabs'. This revised Guide provides advice on how to implement the
binding elements of the revised RSPO standard (the Principles, Criteria and Indicators)
pertinent to FPIC while also building on the advice already available in the revised RSPO
standard's Guidance.