Forest Stewardship Council Permanent Indigenous Peoples Committee

The Permanent Indigenous Peoples Committee (PIPC) is a global advisory committee of Indigenous representatives from all regions of the planet to advise the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) International Board on the FSC certification system, safeguard Indigenous Peoples’ rights, enhance forest management, and support Indigenous Peoples in building FSC certified forest stewardship, increasing their market share and value.

Members

Alina Liviet Santiago Jimenez PIPC Chair and Representative for Central America and the Caribbean
Praful Lakra PIPC Co-Chair and Representative for Asia
David Flood PIPC Co-Chair and Representative for Canada
Nadia Gomez PIPC Representative for South America
Basiru Isa PIPC Representative for Francophone Africa
Samante Anne PIPC Representative for Anglophone Africa
Niila Inga PIPC Representative for Europe
Olga Kostrova PIPC Representative for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States

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