Native customary rights recognition in concession area

  Group ESG Lead
Mandatory Escalation: Indigenous customary rights - mandatory escalation per UNGP and IFC PS7
Issue Detail
Description
Penan and Kenyah communities hold native customary rights (NCR) claims overlapping concession boundary
Organisation
Sipitang Forest Resources
Asset
Jungle Green
Master Library Mapping
Social / Land rights / Land and customary rights
Nature
impact (actual, negative)
Severity / Likelihood
CRITICAL / high
Urgency
immediate
Source
Community consultation
Responsible Owner
Community Relations Lead, BFC

Impact Materiality
5 / 5
Financial Materiality
4 / 5
Financial Implications
Legal risk, project delay risk, carbon credit integrity risk
Existing Controls
NCR mapping exercise underway, benefit-sharing agreement in draft
Status
Escalated
Obligations Linked
Native Customary Rights Recognition Agreement
Intervention Decided
Intervention Type
Permanent Management Control
Rationale
Ongoing native customary rights management and benefit-sharing requires a permanent control framework
Decided By
Community Relations Lead, BFC