Survival campaigner investigates dam and biofuel threats to Borneo tribe
A Survival campaigner has just returned from a trip to the Borneo rainforests to investigate the plight of the hunter-gatherer Penan tribe.
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Supreme Court ruling could threaten Indians’ land
Brazilian Indians are concerned that the ‘small print’ of last month’s Supreme Court ruling on the Raposa-Serra do Sol Indigenous territory could jeopardize Indian land rights.
Government endorses UN Declaration on Indigenous peoples
Australia formally endorsed the UN Declaration on Indigenous peoples today, reversing its previous opposition.
Indigenous organisation demands new uncontacted tribes' reserves
Peru’s national Indigenous organisation, AIDESEP, has urged the Peruvian government to create five new reserves for uncontacted tribes living in the remote rainforest.
UN expert visits Bushmen, sees no access to water
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples, James Anaya, visited Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana this month.
Joanna Lumley narrates new film about remote tribe
British actress Joanna Lumley has narrated a new film for Survival International. ‘Mine: story of a sacred mountain’ reveals the hidden story of the remote Dongria Kondh tribe in India and their battle to stop a vast bauxite mine destroying their land and
Government considers new uncontacted tribes’ reserves
Peru’s Indigenous affairs department (INDEPA) has announced it will hold a meeting to discuss the creation of five new reserves for uncontacted tribes in the remote rainforest.
Troubles mount for Vedanta – OECD accepts Survival complaint as chairman faces fraud inquiry
UK mining giant Vedanta Resources was dealt a blow today as the OECD agreed that all the complaints made by Survival about the company’s planned bauxite mine in Orissa merit further consideration.