This flyer explains the importance of a human rights-based approach in the GREEN for Riau Initiative as a foundation for fair, inclusive, and sustainable green development. It highlights the three fundamental state obligations on human rights: to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights by avoiding harmful actions, preventing violations by third parties, and taking active measures to ensure access to services, protection, and remedies.
The document outlines how a human rights-based approach can help protect communities from risks of human rights violations, conflict, and inequality; strengthen the protection of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, women, youth, and vulnerable groups; build trust and social legitimacy; and ensure that environmental, social, and economic benefits are shared fairly and sustainably. It also explains how this approach is applied in GREEN for Riau through human rights risk assessment, meaningful participation, integration of safeguards, grievance and remedy mechanisms, and monitoring and evaluation.
Through this approach, GREEN for Riau promotes non-discrimination, meaningful participation, accountability, transparency, justice, and access to remedy. The flyer emphasizes that open dialogue, mutual respect, and meaningful participation are essential to protecting community rights while supporting sustainable forest and land management in Riau Province.