AIPNEE is a regional platform for solidarity and support for Indigenous communities affected by State and corporate-sponsored extractive and energy projects implemented in their territories. Registered in the Philippines as a non-stock and non-profit association, it is a network of Indigenous defenders and their organizations working with or supporting the affected communities across Asia.
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Nepalese Indigenous groups file complaint against World Bank project that cuts through sacred mountain, home to threatened snow leopards and red pandas
NEPAL 27 August 2025: A construction company supported by a World Bank advisory project is building a cable car up the sacred Mukkumlung mountain in the Himalayas and has already felled over 10,000 trees in forests inhabited by highly endangered snow leopards and...
Indonesia’s Indigenous Cek Bocek demand immediate suspension of PT AMNT’s Copper Mark certification
Indigenous Cek Bocek/Selesek Reen Sury people (recognized as Berco tribe) have filed a complaint against Indonesia’s PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara (PT AMNT) at the Copper Mark for violations of multiple criteria of the leading assurance framework for copper value...
Recommendations of the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group for Review of the Accountability Mechanism Policy of the Asian Development Bank
We, members of Indigenous Peoples of Asia and the Pacific, Indigenous rights defenders, and representatives of Indigenous Peoples Organizations, having engaged in the ongoing review of the Accountability Mechanism (AM) Policy (2012) of the Asian Development Bank...
Statement of concern and solidarity with Indigenous Peoples protesting the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Update as of May 29, 2025: Advocate Ebo Mili has been found, but we are still concerned about his safety, as well as the safety and security of the Adi communities. We urge the Government of India to address the demands of the Adi communities regarding the proposed...
Solidarity message of Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy for the 41st Peoples’ Cordillera Day
24 April 2025 Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) together with its affiliate member groups in eight countries or territories in the region expresses solidarity with the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA), its chapters and...
Indigenous Peoples Demand Reform of Global Certification Systems
Jakarta, Indonesia – Thirty two Indigenous leaders from thirteen countries have issued a declaration calling for fundamental reforms to global certification schemes that impact Indigenous Peoples’ rights. The document, released following a...