CAMPAIGNS
The Unfolding Crisis In Kaziranga: A Report On Illegal Land Acquisition For Luxury Tourism
This report examines the contentious land acquisition and development plans for a five-star hotel by Juniper Hotels (operating under the Hyatt global brand), and its associated partners in the immediate vicinity of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR),...
Indigenous Peoples in Nepal file complaint over IFC advice to devastating Pathivara cable car project
NEPAL 26 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...
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...
[Briefer] Offshore Wind Energy Projects in South India: Indigenous Coastal Communities Left in Dark
The Government of India has begun implementing plans to install 450 wind turbines in the ecologically rich Gulf of Mannar region in Tamil Nadu in the south of the country. In February 2024, the Government invited bids for the development of 4 GW (in four blocks of...
Indigenous Peoples voice concerns on the revised Environmental and Social Framework of the Asian Development Bank
“Without strong safeguards, ADB-financed projects will continue to adversely impact Indigenous Peoples lands, livelihoods, and ways of life” The Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group (IPAG) issued a statement urging the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen...
