Other Resources and Guides

First Nations Clean Energy Strategy 2024-2030

Wherever possible, implementation of the First Nations Clean Energy Strategy should enable First Nations leadership, strong partnerships, and collaboration amongst all parties to create a new ‘business as usual’ that puts Country...

Leading Principles: First Nations and Renewable Energy Projects

This new guide puts into operation the First Nations Clean Energy Network’s Best Practice Principles, setting expectations for the clean energy industry on exercising meaningful engagement, consent, participation and benefit-sharing with First Nations...

Principles for businesses and investors - Dhawura Ngilan (Remembering Country): A Vision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage

These Principles and the Business and Investor Guide present an opportunity for the private sector to go beyond legislative standards and actively contribute to the Dhawura Ngilan (Remembering Country) Vision for Aboriginal...

A guide for businesses and investors - Dhawura Ngilan (Remembering Country): A Vision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage

This guide embodies the long-held aspirations of First Nations peoples for their heritage. It is the first iteration of the only First Nations-led guidance document designed to support businesses and investors to protect Indigenous cultural...

Free Prior and Informed Consent

Free Prior and Informed Consent is a specific right that pertains to Indigenous Peoples and is recognised in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). This excellent FPIC...

Engaging with Traditional Owners

Australian law recognises that First Nations people have rights and interests in the land and sea under their traditional laws and customs - that they are Traditional Owners. As highlighted in this...

Just Transition Guide

This Just Transition Guide shares the stories of First Nations communities leading the way on renewable energy in the transition away from fossil fuels. The clean energy transition has opportunities and impacts that...

The Off-Grid Guide: Procurement, deployment and maintenance of remote off-grid solar power systems

This guide is a resource for communities to help with decision making in the procurement, deployment, operation and maintenance of off-grid power systems. It leverages the knowledge generated during the Bushlight project,...

Building Power Guide

A resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander change-makers and facilitators, the Building Power guide brings together tools and processes for community visioning, campaign planning, power mapping and leadership development. Developed by Original Power,...

First Nations Better Practice Community Engagement Toolkit

This Toolkit by The Energy Charter brings together case studies and practical experiences that highlight what worked well, what was learned and what outcomes were achieved along the way across three stages...

Clean Energy Agreement Making on First Nations Land

The guide explains the basic building blocks of how to develop an enduring relationship with First Nations people through ‘sharing the benefits’. It is an invitation to renewable energy companies to embrace...

Indigenous Negotiations Resource Guide

This Resource Guide by Conservation International is a tool for Indigenous communities to operationalise their right to FPIC and to effectively engage in negotiations when they choose to do so. The Guide...

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Principles of self-determination and free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) with respect to what happens on First Nations land, is key to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Australia...

The Remote Community Mining Toolkit

The Remote Community Mining Toolkit is designed to empower remote communities to gain a greater understanding of, prepare for and act to better manage the changing effects of a mine over its...

Negotiation and Implementation of Impact and Benefit Agreements

This toolkit provides general information on the negotiation of impact and benefit agreements - in the Canadian context. It is designed for communities engaged in negotiating these agreements with mining companies. Commissioned...

First Nations Clean Energy Strategy 2024-2030

Wherever possible, implementation of the First Nations Clean Energy Strategy should enable First Nations leadership, strong partnerships, and collaboration amongst all parties...

Leading Principles: First Nations and Renewable Energy Projects

This new guide puts into operation the First Nations Clean Energy Network’s Best Practice Principles, setting expectations for the clean energy industry on...

Principles for businesses and investors - Dhawura Ngilan (Remembering Country): A Vision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage

These Principles and the Business and Investor Guide present an opportunity for the private sector to go beyond legislative standards and actively...

A guide for businesses and investors - Dhawura Ngilan (Remembering Country): A Vision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage

This guide embodies the long-held aspirations of First Nations peoples for their heritage. It is the first iteration of the only First Nations-led guidance document...