Aipnee, Author at AIPNEE | Asia Indigenous People's Network on Extractive Industries and Energy

Civil society organisations set out key principles and recommendations for the IFC/MIGA Sustainability Framework review

The Sustainability Framework of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) - the institutions within the World Bank Group that focus on supporting the private sector in developing countries - includes the...

Nickel Mining Threatens Ancestral Lands of Indigenous Tagbanua Communities in Narra, Palawan

New case study documents unconsented exploration, contaminated rice fields, and a community's fight to enforce a provincial mining moratorium. Narra, known as the "Rice Granary of Palawan," sits on rich nickel laterite deposits that have drawn mining investment...

Indigenous Torwali communities affected by Madyan Hydropower Project in Pakistan and their supporting groups call on World Bank to release the long-delayed Indigenous Peoples screening report

Darya-e-Swat Bachao Tehreek (Save River Swat Movement) and Indigenous Torwali Peoples Council representing Torwali communities have called on the World Bank to immediately disclose the long-delayed Indigenous Peoples screening report concerning the Torwali people in...

Pathivara Cable Car Affected Indigenous Limbu Communities Raise Questions About IFC’s Handling of Its Advisory Services in The Project Despite Closure of Investigation Into Their Complaint

Representatives of Nepal’s Indigenous Yakthung (Limbu) communities affected by the Pathivara cable car project have urged the Board of Directors of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) - the private lending arm of the World Bank Group - to question the IFC’s...

INDIA: Immediately release Indigenous rights defender Pranab Doley and withdraw all fabricated charges against him

Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) condemns, in the strongest terms, the unlawful and unjust arrest of Indigenous rights defender Pranab Doley on 12 July 2026 in the northeastern state of Assam in India. We call on the...

Indigenous Peoples and Civil Society Organizations Call the International Seabed Authority and its Member States for a Moratorium on Deep Sea Mining

Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) submitted today a joint letter, on behalf of Indigenous Peoples organizations, supporting civil society and environmental groups, and individuals from 37 countries around the world, to the...

Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN) Sumbawa and AIPNEE file complaints against 14 companies in six countries over the planned mining expansion of PT AMNT in Indonesia impacting Indigenous communities

Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN) Sumbawa chapter and the Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) today filed complaints with the National Contact Points (NCPs) of the governments of Australia, Belgium, South Korea,...

Shifting the balance of power: Four priorities to protect communities, workers and the environment from transnational corporate harm

Shifting the balance of power: Four priorities to protect communities, workers and the environment from transnational corporate harm is a new report outlining key elements in a new UK corporate accountability law to make it work for the...

Solidarity Statement of Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy For the 42nd People’s Cordillera Day

The Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) extends its warmest greetings of solidarity to the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) and the Indigenous Peoples of the Cordillera as we celebrate the 42nd Annual People’s Cordillera Day....

[Briefing] Nepal: Pathivara Cable Car Case – IFC Advisory Project Threatens Indigenous Rights

Indigenous Peoples' organizations from Nepal filed a complaint to the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) in August 2025 concerning the Pathivara cable car project in the sacred Mukkumlung mountain area, which is revered by the Indigenous Limbu (Yakthung) people. The...