Extractive Industries Archives - AIPNEE | Asia Indigenous People's Network on Extractive Industries and Energy

[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...

[Issue Brief] Philippines: The Struggle Against APSA 103

Indigenous Peoples in Itogon, Benguet - particularly the Ibaloi, Kankanaey, and Kalanguya - are intensifying their resistance against the proposed expansion of gold and silver mining Itogon-Suyoc Resources, Inc. through the Application for Production Sharing...

Indigenous Peoples and Civil Society Organizations condemn Copper Mark for upgrading certification status of Indonesia’s PT AMNT to fully meet its criteria amidst ongoing complaint by affected communities

Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) Sumbawa, Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE), and 65 Indigenous Peoples and civil society organizations and 26 individuals from across the world in a joint letter to the...

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...

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...

Indigenous Peoples’ Rights at Risk: ICMM’s Position Statement Falls Short on Free, Prior, and Informed Consent

Public statement on adoption of the Indigenous Peoples & Mining Position Statement of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) and Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples (REP) strongly denounce the Indigenous Peoples and Mining Position Statement of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) adopted on 8 August 2024.

Indigenous Groups Slam ICMM’s Draft Mining Position Statement

June 19, 2024- Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) and Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples (REP) have voiced strong objections to the draft of the Indigenous Peoples & Mining Position Statement of the...

Statement of solidarity of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) for the 40th Cordillera Peoples Day

The Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) together with its affiliate members in various countries in the region extends its solidarity with the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) chapters and members on the commemoration of the...