Nepal – 1st – Indigenous people
The Nepalese NAP contains a background section on:
2.1.5 Environment and Rights of Indigenous Nationalities
2.2 Business and Human Rights Implementation Action Plan
1. Protection
| S.No. | Activity | Responsible agency | Partner agency | Timeline | Performance Indicator |
| 34 | Effective enforcement of the provision related to meaningful participation and free prior and informed consent of the stakeholders including indigenous nationalities, Dalits, women, children, representatives of customary organisations, people with disabilities and senior citizens of the affected zone in preliminary environment assessment, environmental impact assessment and social impact assessment. | MOFE | Business enterprise/pro poser | Continu ous | Meaning participation and consultation |
| 35 | To implement the recommendation of the CEDAW committee on rights of women and indigenous nationalities | MOWCSC | Indigenous and nationalities commission | Continu ous | Regular implementation of recommendations |
| 36 | Include the rights of the indigenous nationalities and other communities guaranteed by national and international laws during formulation of the standards related to environment protection | MOFE/local level | Indigenous and nationalities commission | Continu ous | Rights of indigenous nationalities and other communities ensured in standards |
2. Respect
| 73 | To include the participation of indigenous nationalities and the situation of the beneficiaries as indicators while carrying out preliminary environmental assessment and environmental impact assessment. | Business enterprises/ thematic association/ federation | MOFE | Continuous | Report on measurement of involvement of indigenous nationalities |
| 82 | To run programmes to protect and promote the traditional vocational skills of the indigenous nationalities. | Business enterprises/ thematic association/ federation | Continuous | Programme implemented |
3. Remedy
| 112 | In case of violation of the rights of the indigenous communities through business activities, make provision of alternative measures of dispute settlement or formal judicial mechanism for remedy at the local level | Business enterprises/ business project | Stakeholders | Continuous | Decline in cases |