India’s Indigenous peoples rise up against evictions from tiger reserves
Adivasi (Indigenous) people protested across India to denounce forced evictions to make way for tiger reserves.
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Peru: FSC suspends certification of logging company operating in uncontacted Mashco Piro territory
Following demands, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) announced it has suspended logging company Canales Tahuamanu's certification.
Brazil: Three years on, uncontacted Mamoriá Grande tribe remains unprotected
Conclusive evidence points to a previously unknown uncontacted tribe’s existence, but the Brazil government has done little to protect them.
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Amazonian Indigenous organizations threaten to boycott FSC over its stance on uncontacted Mashco Piro
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Over 50 Mashco Piro people have appeared in Peru in recent days, close to logging concessions.