Mass Arrest of Tibetans protesting a dam on the Drichu River

26 February 2024

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

2 November 2021

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...

Reflections for Tibet from COP25

18 December 2019

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

15 October 2018

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 —...

Our report – Tibet: An Environmental Challenge

24 February 2016

Read our report – Tibet: An Environmental Challenge While climate change impacts us all, it is hitting some regions and communities harder than others. Like the Arctic and the Pacific Island nations, Tibet is on the frontline of global climate change. The impact of...