Deadly pipeline threat to uncontacted tribes
Anglo-French oil company Perenco has revealed plans to build a pipeline deep into the heart of uncontacted tribes’ land in the Amazon rainforest.
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Giant dam to devastate 200,000 tribal people in Ethiopia
A massive hydroelectric dam project on Ethiopia’s Omo River will devastate at least 200,000 tribal people, human rights organization Survival International said today.
Uncontacted tribes threatened by 'thousands of explosions'
A pioneer scientific study has revealed how some of the world’s last uncontacted tribes are threatened by ‘the detonation of thousands of seismic explosives’ on their land.
Bushmen mark eight years without water
As the world marks World Water Day, the Gana and Gwi Bushmen of Botswana are marking eight years without access to a regular supply of water in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Report to UN reveals shocking situation of Guarani tribe in Brazil
The situation of the Guarani tribe of southern Brazil is one of the worst of all Indigenous peoples in the Americas, says a new report by Survival to the UN.
Largest Indian business paper sides with the Dongria Kondh
India’s leading business paper, the Economic Times, has called for Vedanta’s planned mine in Orissa to be blocked.
UN report means no oil exploration on uncontacted tribes’ land
A report by a major UN body urges Peru’s government to suspend the hunt for natural resources on Indigenous land if the people living there have not given their full consent.
Vedanta mine slammed by Indian government team
A team of experts from the Indian government has released a damning report on the activities of FTSE 100 company Vedanta Resources, and its plans to mine for bauxite on tribal land in Orissa, India.