Extractive industries operating within or near indigenous territories 2011, para. 35

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Several indigenous and non-governmental organizations reported that the forced emigration of indigenous peoples from their traditional lands - either because of the taking of those lands or environmental degradation caused by resource extraction projects - has had an overall negative impact on indigenous cultures and social structures. One non-governmental organization dramatically described the migration process as the transition of "ecosystem people" into "ecological refugees". One civil society respondent from India described the negative effects of the continuous reallocation of a significant number of Adivasi and other tribal peoples as a result of large-scale developments projects, particularly dams. Many of these projects provided very little or no compensation for those forced to relocate. This problem was reported to have an especially negative effect on Adivasi women, who have apparently experienced loss of social, economic and decision-making power when removed from their traditional territorial- and forestry-based occupations.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Environment
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Persons on the move
  • Women
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Indigenous Peoples, Report to the HRC (2011), A/HRC/18/35, para. 35.
Paragraph number
35