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Study on impacts of the Dutch economy on indigenous peoples NCIV has published a report on impacts of the Dutch economy focusing on the import of timber and palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia and soy from Brazil. NCIV aims to start a dialogue with Dutch companies on improving the situation for indigenous peoples. In this way, NCIV wants to explore opportunities to ensure that economic activities are no longer developed without the free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples.
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Indigenous peoples For a general understanding, indigenous peoples can be described as the descendants of the earliest inhabitants of a territory, who are now subjected by another, dominant culture. They aspire to determine their own lives and futures on their ancestral territories, based on their own cultural traditions, beliefs and customs as they develop.
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NCIV topics

  • Millennium Development Goals

    In the year 2000, world leaders set some ambitious targets to reduce extreme poverty in the world; the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Indigenous peoples are among the most marginalized and poor people in the world, but are lagging far behind the realisation of the MDGs.
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    Corporate Social Responsibility

    Today, many of the world’s remaining natural resources can be found on or in indigenous peoples’ territories. This poses great threats to their lands, natural environment and their well being, and often leads to violations of the human rights of indigenous peoples.
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    Climate change

    Although indigenous peoples have not or only to a very limited extent contributed to the causes of the present climate changes they are increasingly confronted with its negative consequences.
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    Biofuels

    Biofuels are produced as an alternative for crude oil to reduce carbon emissions and to prepare for the shortage of oil in the future. Most biofuels today are produced from agricultural products such as palm oil, soy, sugarcane and jatropha, which leads to increased pressure on lands and territories of indigenous peoples.
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    Timber

    Worldwide many indigenous peoples depend on the forests for their livelihoods. According to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), half of the indigenous population lives in the tropical rain forest, which is known to harbour 80 per cent of the world´s biological diversity.
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About NCIV

Since 1969, NCIV is an NGO that supports the promotion, recognition and protection of indigenous peoples' rights. NCIV brings the issues and views of indigenous peoples to the attention of the Dutch government, civil society, business and science and works to encourage them to make a positive contribution to improving the situation of indigenous peoples at national and international levels.
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