after fully disclosing the intent and scope of the plan/program/project/activity, in a language and process understandable to the community. The FPIC is given by the concerned ICCs/IPs upon the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) containing the conditions/requirements, benefits as well as penalties of agreeing parties as basis for the consent. b. Certification Precondition (CP). It refers to the Certification of Compliance issued by the Commission attesting that the applicant has complied with the requirements for securing the affected ICC/IP’s FPIC in accordance with the provisions of this Guidelines. It also refers to the certificate issued by the Regional Director in cases specifically provided in this Guidelines. c. Certificate of Non-Overlap (CNO). It refers to the certification issued by the concerned Regional Director of NCIP attesting to the fact that the area affected by a particular plan, program, project or activity does not overlap with any ancestral domain. d. Resolution of Non-Consent (RNC). It refers to the resolution adopted by the affected ICC/IP through their elders/leaders expressing their non-acceptance of the plan, program, project or activity, and stating the reasons thereof. e. Resolution on Consent (ROC). It refers to the resolution adopted by the affected ICC/IP through their elders/leaders expressing their acceptance of the plan, program, project or activity. f. Field-Based Investigation (FBI). It refers to the ground investigation to determine whether or not the plan program, project or activity overlaps with or affects an ancestral domain, the extent of the affected area, and ICCs/IPs whose FPIC is to be obtained. g. Ancestral Domains Sustainable Development and Protection Plan (ADSDPP). It refers to the plan formulated and adopted by a particular IP community that embodies the vision, framework, goals, objectives, and strategies of ICCs/IPs for sustainable management and development of their ancestral domain and all resources therein, including human and cultural resources. The ADSDPP may contain zoning and identification of plans, programs and projects. h. Elders/Leaders. These refer to individual IPs or member of ICCs who are regarded by ICCs/IPs with certain degree of wisdom, integrity esteem and dignity, and who are generally relied upon the community members as leaders in the pursuit of community concerns. For purposes of this Guidelines, identified elders and leaders gathered together can be referred to as the council of elders/leaders. i. Consensus-Building. It refers to that part of the decision-making process undertaken by the ICCs/IPs through their indigenous socio-political structures in arriving at a collective decision. j. Area Affected. It refers to the area/s which will most likely be affected by the postponed plan, program, project or activity as determined by FBI Team. It consists of the impact area as defined by the concerned regulating agency or the impact area applied to plans, programs, projects or activities that require Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); Provided, That in both cases it shall take into account the opinions/views of elders/leaders in deference to ICCs/IPs customs, traditions and practices. k. Bioprospecting. The research, collection and utilization of biological and genetic resources for purposes of applying the knowledge derived there from intended, or later used, for commercial purposes. PART II: PLANS, PROGRAMS, PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES COVERED Section 6. Coverage. The FPIC process to be followed will depend on the nature and extent of the proposed plan, projects, programs or activities sought to be introduced into any ancestral domain area, as follows: A. The following plans, projects, programs or activities shall undergo the FPIC process prescribed in Section 26 of this Guidelines: 1. Large-Scale development, exploitation and utilization of land, water, air, and other natural resources within ancestral domains/lands; 3