Mass Arrest of Tibetans protesting a dam on the Drichu River

Mass Arrest of Tibetans protesting a dam on the Drichu River

Mass arrest of Tibetans protesting a dam on the Drichu River On Saturday, 24 February 2024, news broke that more than 1,000 Tibetans, including monks, have been arrested after protesting against a dam project that would destroy six monasteries and forcibly displace...
Tibet’s environment fact sheets

Tibet’s environment fact sheets

Tibet’s environment fact sheets Tibet is a place of great environmental importance. As the ‘Roof of the World’ and source of Asia’s great rivers, what happens on the Tibetan plateau matters to the entire world. As the international community...
Tibet Climate Crisis

Tibet Climate Crisis

Tibet Climate Crisis We work to protect Tibet’s environment, promote sustainable development and tackle the twin challenges of the climate crisis and human rights by advocating for the Tibetans’ rights to control their land, resources and way of life. Tibet is a place...
Reflections for Tibet from COP25

Reflections for Tibet from COP25

Reflections for Tibet from COP25 By ATC Executive Officer Kyinzom Dhongdue This month I attended the UN Climate Change Conference to learn, connect and take our Tibetan voices into the most critical debate of our time.   My week in Madrid had moments of despair...
Climate change, battery boom threatens life on the Tibetan Plateau

Climate change, battery boom threatens life on the Tibetan Plateau

Read ABC article Climate change, battery boom threatens life on the Tibetan Plateau Climate change is sometimes discussed as a problem of the future, but on the “roof of the world”, it has already arrived. The remote, icy plains of the Tibetan Plateau —...
Tibetan environmentalist tour to Australia

Tibetan environmentalist tour to Australia

Tibetan environmentalist tour to Australia Young Tibetan environmentalist Tsechu Dolma travelled to Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and the Blue Mountains this month to discuss why Tibet’s environment matters to the world. Thank you to everyone who has supported the tour...