25 August 2023
Climate, nature and human rights issues are colliding in the energy transitions efforts that are underway. A workshop hosted this month by Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia brought together a curated group of 35 First Nations, industry, government, academia and initiative representatives under Chatham House rules to discuss the challenges and imperatives for a just transition.
Read more17 August 2023
ASI has just published the findings of exploratory and explanatory research to support a better understanding and perception of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, primarily with local communities.
Read more4 August 2023
The "Indigenous-led Participatory and Cumulative Impact Assessment Guidance Document" enables global application of IPCIA by Indigenous Peoples in their own contexts.
Read more12 July 2023
The research titled "Understanding the perception of Local and rural communities in bauxite mining regions - A compilation of research results from Guinea" was completed in April 2023.
Read more30 April 2023
The manual aims to provide other Indigenous Peoples worldwide with a tool to identify and evaluate the potential impacts of multiple actions or projects in their own community contexts. This work was supported under ASI’s Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum (IPAF) activities.
Read more25 April 2023
ASI and the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum are leading a series of capacity-building workshops on mining throughout bauxite exploration and mining regions in Australia and Guinea.
Read more23 February 2023
A study from The University of Queensland identified 5,097 mining projects involving about 30 minerals needed in the energy transition, and found some 54% are located on or near Indigenous peoples’ lands.
Read more11 January 2023
ASI and IPAF (Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum) held a workshop and meetings in India between 12-19 September 2022.
Read more29 November 2022
The ASI Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum (IPAF) held Bauxite Exploration and Mining Workshops in Australia on the Cape York Peninsula (Queensland) and on Elcho Island (Northern Territory) during October and November 2022.
Read more26 October 2022
ASI engaged the University of the Sunshine Coast in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy to undertake a study with Indigenous people to better understand ecosystem services (ES).
Read more22 June 2022
This ASI workshop, part of a broader capacity building project, was attended by over 40 Indigenous community representatives from across Western and Northern Cape York Peninsula.
Read more26 October 2021
Bauxite mining increasingly on Indigenous peoples’ traditional lands Globally, bauxite mining operations are increasingly sited on the traditional lands of Indigenous peoples, including Australia. For many Indigenous peoples, mining of their traditional land creates much concern about biocultural, community health and livelihood impacts from the loss of access to traditional lands and resources, and the […]
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