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Hydroelectric dams on the Juruena River
Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 9:39 am | Survival International
Five dams are already under construction, despite the fact there has been no proper environmental and social impact assessment, nor proper consultation with the tribes affected. Three other dams have been given environmental licences so construction ... More >>
Borneo tribes: 30-year regime ‘has destroyed everything’
Friday, 25 March 2011, 9:47 am | Survival International
Tribespeople in Sarawak, in the Malaysian part of Borneo, say the 30-year rule of Chief Minister Taib Mahmud has ‘raped’ their land, destroyed their rainforests and brought ‘hardship and suffering’. More >>
World Water Day: Global outrage over Ethiopia mega-dam
Tuesday, 22 March 2011, 11:15 am | Survival International
Almost 400 organizations have signed a petition against Africa’s tallest dam, which will be delivered to Ethiopian embassies across Europe and the United States to mark World Water Day on Tuesday 22nd March. More >>
Survival International: Why do they hide?
Friday, 18 March 2011, 10:47 am | Survival International
Many tribal people who are today ‘uncontacted’ are in fact the survivors (or survivors’ descendants) of past atrocities. These acts – massacres, disease epidemics, terrifying violence – are seared into their collective memory, and contact with ... More >>
Back to court for Vedanta Resources’ controversial mine
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 11:56 am | Survival International
News by countryIndia’s Supreme Court is to consider a new bid to green-light FTSE 100 Vedanta Resources’ infamous bauxite mine in Orissa state, east India. More >>
Peru admits timber certificates faked in secret cable
Friday, 4 March 2011, 9:36 am | Survival International
Peru’s government has secretly admitted that 70-90% of its mahogany exports were illegally felled, according to a US embassy cable revealed by Wikileaks. More >>
Amazon Indians protest in London as judge blocks Brazil dam
Thursday, 3 March 2011, 11:03 am | Survival International
‘These projects will force my people from their land and end our way of life.’ Ruth Buendia Mestoquiari, Ashaninka leader. More >>
UN Peacekeeping Missions Face Shortfall
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 12:58 pm | Survival International
With the exponential growth in number and size at last levelling off at nearly 100,000 uniformed personnel in 15 missions, United Nations peacekeeping operations are seeking to fine-tune their work as they face a critical shortfall in helicopters, a top official ... More >>
Amazon Indians in London to stop dams that will destroy them
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 12:04 pm | Survival International
Three Amazon Indians have begun a journey through Europe to protest against dams which threaten to destroy the lands and lives of thousands of tribal people. More >>
Trial of Indian leader’s ‘assassins’ resumes
Saturday, 19 February 2011, 12:02 pm | Survival International
The trial of three men accused of murdering renowned Guarani Indian leader Marcos Veron is set to resume on Monday in São Paulo, Brazil. More >>
Uncontacted Amazon Indians face annihilation
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 9:23 am | Survival International
A shocking report obtained by [2]Survival International reveals that the home of the [3]nomadic Awá tribe suffered more deforestation than any other indigenous territory in the Amazon in 2009. More >>
India’s policy of ‘integrating’ tribal people disastrous
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 12:51 pm | Survival International
India’s Minister of Tribal Affairs, Kantilal Bhuria, has announced that he supports the ‘integration’ of India’s tribal communities into the ‘mainstream’ society – a policy that has been shown to be disastrous. More >>
Success: Peru acts to save uncontacted tribes
Monday, 7 February 2011, 2:20 pm | Survival International
Peru’s authorities have announced that they will work together with Brazil to stop loggers entering isolated Indians’ territory along the two countries’ joint border. The move is the first success of Survival’s campaign to protect the uncontacted ... More >>
Video: Astonishing new photos of uncontacted tribes
Monday, 7 February 2011, 2:17 pm | Survival International
New photos obtained by Survival International show uncontacted Indians in never-seen-before detail. The Indians are living in Brazil, near the Peruvian border, and are featured in the ‘Jungles’ episode of BBC1’s ‘Human Planet’ (Thurs 3 Feb, 8pm, UK ... More >>
Gillian Anderson Narrates Unique Film Of Uncontacted Indians
Saturday, 5 February 2011, 11:39 am | Survival International
Movie star Gillian Anderson has launched Survival International’s new campaign to protect some of the world’s last uncontacted tribes with an extraordinary new film. More >>
Success: Peru acts to save uncontacted tribes
Friday, 4 February 2011, 11:57 am | Survival International
Peru’s authorities have announced that they will work together with Brazil to stop loggers entering [3]isolated Indians’ territory along the two countries’ joint border. Links: 1. http://www.uncontactedtribes.org/news/6956 2. http://www.uncontactedtribes.org/brazilphotos ... More >>
Unique New Photos of Uncontacted Brazilian Indians
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 11:37 am | Survival International
New photos obtained by Survival International show uncontacted Indians in never-seen-before detail. The Indians are living in Brazil, near the Peruvian border, and are featured in the ‘Jungles’ episode of BBC1’s ‘Human Planet’ (Thurs 3 Feb, 8pm). Links: ... More >>
Victory for Kalahari Bushmen as court grants right to water
Friday, 28 January 2011, 3:53 pm | Survival International
Botswana government guilty of ‘degrading treatment’ - Case described as ‘a harrowing story of human suffering and despair’_ [1] In a momentous decision, Botswana’s Court of Appeal today quashed a ruling that denied the [2]Kalahari Bushmen access ... More >>
Bushman arrested while helping tribe’s lawyer visit clients
Thursday, 27 January 2011, 9:47 am | Survival International
The high profile Bushman activist Jumanda Gakelebone was arrested and held overnight while travelling through his homeland in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve over the weekend. The arrest left the Bushman’s lawyer, who was in the reserve ... More >>
One year after extinction of Bo, Andaman tribe in danger
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 1:06 pm | Survival International
One year after the death of the last member of the Bo tribe of the Andaman Islands (January 26), [2]Survival International has warned that the neighbouring. Boa Sr, the last of the Bo, [4]died last January aged around 85. The Jarawa tribe number ... More >>
