Land Acquisition, Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Indigenous Peoples’ Policy, 3rd edition (2007) DEFINITION OF TERMS Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (ARAP) -- The Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) refers to the planning document that describes what will be done to address the direct social and economic impacts associated with involuntary taking of land or land acquisition. The ARAP is acceptable if fewer than 200 people are affected. It is also acceptable if more than 200 people are affected so long as all land acquisition is minor (10 percent or less of all holdings is taken) and no physical relocation is required. Ancestral Domain -- As defined in R.A. 8371 (IPRA), refers to all areas generally belonging to ICCs/IPs comprising lands, inland waters, coastal areas, and natural resources therein, held under a claim of ownership, occupied or possessed by ICCs/IPs, themselves or through their ancestors, communally or individually since time immemorial, continuously to the present except when interrupted by war, force majuere or displacement by force, deceit, stealth or as a consequence of government projects or any other voluntary dealings entered into by government and private individuals, corporations, and which are necessary to ensure their economic, social, and cultural welfare. It includes land, forests, pasture, residential, agricultural, and other lands individually owned whether inalienable and disposable or otherwise, hunting grounds, burial grounds, worship areas, bodies of water, mineral and other natural resources, and lands which may no longer be exclusively occupied by ICCs/IPs but from which they traditionally had access to for their subsistence and traditional activities, particularly the home ranges of ICCs/IPs who are still nomadic and/or who practice shifting cultivation. As clarified in Section 4 of R.A. 8371, ancestral domains cover not only the physical environment but the total environment including the spiritual and cultural bonds to the area which the ICCs/IPs possess, occupy and use and to which they have claims of ownership. Ancestral Lands -- As defined in R.A. 8371 refers to land occupied, possessed and utilized by individuals, families and clans who are members of the ICCs/IPs since time immemorial, by themselves or through their predecessors-in-interest, under claims of individual or traditional group ownership, continuously, to the present except when interrupted by war, force majuere or displacement by force, deceit, stealth, or as a consequence of government projects and other voluntary dealings entered into by government and private individuals/corporations, including, but not limited to, residential lots, rice terraces or paddies, private forests, swidden farms and tree lots. Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan (ADSDPP) -The ADSDPP is a long-term community-based, comprehensive plan that contains the ICCs/IPs’ collective vision, mission, general objectives, long-term goals, and priority concerns. The ADSDPP contains a list of development plans and projects iii Environmental and Social Services Office Department of Public Works and Highways February 2007