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Ayoreo Appeal To Inter-American Commission To Save Their Forest From Destruction
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 7:25 am | Survival International
- The survival of the last uncontacted tribe in South America outside the Amazon is at stake. Indigenous people living in a South American forest with one of the world’s highest rates of deforestation have appealed to the Inter-American Commission ... More >>
Coal Mine Plans Spark Huge Protest From India’s Tribal People
Friday, 1 October 2021, 7:11 pm | Survival International
Hundreds of tribal villagers from India’s Hasdeo Forest begin a rally and march tomorrow in protest at the government’s plans for a massive expansion of coal mining on their lands. People from Adivasi (Indigenous) communities who live in the forest ... More >>
First Congress To Decolonize Conservation Ends With Call To Place People At The Heart Of Conservation
Saturday, 4 September 2021, 5:49 am | Survival International
September 3, 2021 The world’s first Congress to decolonize conservation has ended with a series of speakers calling for an end to “fortress conservation,” and for full recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ rights. The “Our Land Our Nature” ... More >>
Photocall: Major Protest To #DecolonizeConservation To Be Held In Marseille, France
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 6:44 am | Survival International
A major protest coinciding with the world’s first congress to decolonize conservation will be held in Marseille, France, this week. Date: Friday September 3 Location: Marchers will assemble at Porte d’Aix (Marseille, France) from 4:30 pm local time. ... More >>
Global Protests As Brazil’s Supreme Court Set To Begin Landmark Indigenous Rights Ruling
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 6:16 am | Survival International
APIB have held a vigil outside the Supreme Court, which is due to restart voting on the Time Limit Trick , a proposal put forward by the agribusiness sector claiming that indigenous peoples only have the right to territory that they were physically ... More >>
UN Special Rapporteur Has Critisized Conservation Efforts Days Before IUCN Congress
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 6:09 am | Survival International
“Conservation as usual” comes under fire from UN expert ahead of world conservation summit As conservationists and global leaders prepare to meet in Marseille, France, for the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress from September 3-11, the UN’s Special ... More >>
Brazil: Only Contacted Member Of Threatened Tribe Denounces Impending Genocide
Friday, 13 August 2021, 5:06 am | Survival International
Piripkura men Baita and Tamandua, photographed during an encounter with a FUNAI unit. The two men, who are uncle and nephew, have had sporadic interactions with the local FUNAI team, but returned to live in the forest. © Bruno Jorge The only ... More >>
First International Counter-conference On Conservation Will Denounce “World’s Biggest Land Grab”
Thursday, 8 July 2021, 5:45 am | Survival International
The world’s first major international congress on decolonizing conservation, “Our Land, Our Nature” , will take place in Marseille, France, on September 2 2021, immediately before the IUCN World Conservation Congress in the same city. At this ... More >>
Revealed: Bolsonaro’s Plan To Wipe Out “the World’s Most Vulnerable Uncontacted Tribes”
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 5:22 am | Survival International
Tamandua and Baita, two Piripkura men who are among the last survivors of their people. Their territory is shielded by the Land Protection Orders, but at imminent risk of being overrun by loggers and landgrabbers. © Bruno Jorge The Brazilian government ... More >>
Brazil: European Colonial History Exposed In Landmark Court Case
Friday, 7 May 2021, 6:02 am | Survival International
Indigenous protest, Brazil April 2018. "By painting the streets red, we’re showing how much blood has already been shed in the struggle to protect indigenous territories" – Sônia Guajajara, a spokeswoman for APIB (Brazilian indigenous ... More >>
Survival International Launches Campaign To Stop “30x30” – “the Biggest Land Grab In History”
Friday, 23 April 2021, 5:24 am | Survival International
22 APRIL - Plan to “protect” 30% of Earth by 2030 will be disastrous for people and planet - 300 million people could lose their land The 30x30 plan will be the biggest land grab in history. Still from Survival's new campaign video. © Survival ... More >>
Brazilian Supreme Court Takes Crucial Step Towards Recognizing Indigenous Rights
Saturday, 10 April 2021, 5:19 pm | Survival International
Tito Vilhalva, one of the leaders of the Guyra Roka community. © Sarah Shenker/Survival A small community of Brazilian Indians has won a land rights case at Brazil’s Supreme Court that could have major repercussions for indigenous people across the country. ... More >>
Honey-collecting Tribe Launches Indefinite Protest Against Forced Evictions In India
Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 6:18 am | Survival International
Shanti, from the Jenu Kuruba tribe, protests with her people outside the Nagarhole National Park, India. © Survival Hundreds of Jenu Kuruba people have launched an indefinite protest outside the Nagarhole National Park, India, to demand that the ... More >>
Unique Photo Exhibition Will Highlight Yanomami’s Plight
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 6:59 am | Survival International
A Yanomami shaman. The spirit world is a fundamental part of Yanomami life. © Claudia Andujar/Survival “Claudia Andujar: The Yanomami Struggle” The Barbican, London, June 17 - August 29 2021 An exhibition of the extraordinary work of Brazilian ... More >>
WWF Releases Report On Its Human Rights Abuses
Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 9:04 am | Survival International
Today, WWF has released a report it commissioned on its human rights abuses in the Congo Basin, India and Nepal. It “did not seek to determine… whether the alleged abuses… occurred.” Its focus was, “that WWF knew about the alleged abuses by ... More >>
Unique Event: Indigenous Voices Heard For First Time In EU Debate On Conservation
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 6:08 am | Survival International
These Khadia men were thrown off their land after it was turned into a tiger reserve. They lived for months under plastic sheets. Millions more face this fate if the 30% plan goes ahead. © Survival For the first time, indigenous people and activists ... More >>
Revealed: Uncontacted Tribes’ Territories Burning As Amazon Fires Spread
Thursday, 15 October 2020, 6:39 am | Survival International
The survival of several uncontacted tribes is now at risk after fires were set inside their territories. Activists have described this year’s Amazon fires, and President Bolsonaro’s war on indigenous peoples, as “the gravest threat to the survival ... More >>
Atrocities Prompt US Authorities To Halt Funding To WWF, WCS, In Major Blow To Conservation Industry
Saturday, 3 October 2020, 8:35 am | Survival International
© Fiore Longo/Survival The US government has halted more than $12 million of funding to WWF, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other conservation NGOs in a major blow to the conservation industry. The move follows a bipartisan US investigation ... More >>
'Resilience And Pride': Survival Announces Winners Of 2021 Calendar Photo Competition
Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 7:24 am | Survival International
Cover of Survival’s Calendar 2021. Očeti Šakówiŋ, Standing Rock, USA, 2016 © Tomás Karmelo Amaya/Survival. Survival International , the global movement for tribal peoples, is delighted to announce the winning entries for its 2021 calendar ... More >>
Brazil: Renowned Expert Killed By Uncontacted Indians As Their Territory Is Invaded
Friday, 11 September 2020, 7:54 am | Survival International
Rieli Franciscato was coordinator of the FUNAI team protecting uncontacted Indians' land in Rondonia, including the Uru Eu Wau Wau territory. © Rieli Franciscato/Facebook. One of Brazil’s most renowned sertanistas, who worked tirelessly to defend uncontacted ... More >>
