overall system’s energy balance, greenhouse gas emissions, and/or economic viability without impairing the other principles and criteria in this standard. Land rights 12a. Existing land the screening rights and land use exercise of the RSB Biofuel operations rights, both formal impact assessment shall respect land and informal, be process reveals a rights and land use assessed, negative impact to rights. documented, and existing land rights established. The and land use rights by right to use land for biofuel operations, biofuel operations the Participating shall be established Operator shall only when the rights conduct a Land Rights are determined. Assessment Land under legitimate dispute shall not be used for biofuel operations until any legitimate dispute has been settled through FPIC and negotiated agreements with affected land users. 12b. Free, prior and No involuntary informed consent resettlement shall be shall form the basis allowed for biofuel for all negotiated operations. agreements for any The Impact compensation, Assessment acquisition or Guidelines voluntary shall be relinquishment of referred to for rights by land users guidance on FPIC. or owners for biofuel Where land rights and operations. land use rights are voluntarily relinquished and/or acquired on a willing seller-willing buyer
overall system’s energy balance, greenhouse gas emissions, and/or economic viability without impairing the other principles and criteria in this standard. Land rights Biofuel operations shall respect land rights and land use rights. 12a. Existing land rights and land use rights, both formal and informal, be assessed, documented, and established. The right to use land for biofuel operations shall be established only when the rights are determined. the screening exercise of the RSB impact assessment process reveals a negative impact to existing land rights and land use rights by biofuel operations, the Participating Operator shall conduct a Land Rights Assessment Land under legitimate dispute shall not be used for biofuel operations until any legitimate dispute has been settled through FPIC and negotiated agreements with affected land users. 12b. Free, prior and informed consent shall form the basis for all negotiated agreements for any compensation, acquisition or voluntary relinquishment of rights by land users or owners for biofuel operations. No involuntary resettlement shall be allowed for biofuel operations. The Impact Assessment Guidelines shall be referred to for guidance on FPIC. Where land rights and land use rights are voluntarily relinquished and/or acquired on a willing seller-willing buyer
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