Church takes 'unprecedented' step to sell stake in Vedanta
In a shock move, the Church of England decided to disinvest from controversial miner Vedanta Resources on ethical grounds, dealing a devastating blow to the company’s credibility.
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Uncontacted tribes’ land: ‘most biodiverse’ in South America and threatened by oil
New research by scientists has found that a vast region of the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon is the most biodiverse in South America.
Extinct: Andaman tribe’s extermination complete as last member dies
Boa Sr, who died last week aged around 85, was the last speaker of ‘Bo’, one of the ten Great Andamanese languages. The Bo are thought to have lived in the Andaman Islands for as much as 65,000 years, making them the descendants of one of the oldest human
Brazil grants license for controversial Amazon mega-dam
The Brazilian government has granted an environmental license for the construction of the controversial Belo Monte hydro-electric dam in the Amazon.
Protestors gather at Tiffany stores worldwide
Survival supporters demonstrated today outside Tiffany stores to protest.
Tribe sights uncontacted Amazon Indians
A previously unknown Indian tribe has been spotted in the south-western Amazon.
Demonstrations in Kenya against Ethiopian dam
Demonstrators have protested in Kenya against a controversial dam that threatens the survival of a hundred thousand Indigenous people.
Tiffany's target of global Survival protest
Survival supporters will tomorrow demonstrate outside Tiffany stores in five countries to protest at the company funding water boreholes for game animals on Bushman land where the people are forbidden access to their own borehole.