Uncontacted tribes now threatened by Amazon fires
The survival of uncontacted tribes in the Amazon is at risk as their forest refuges are being consumed by flames.
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Indigenous leaders denounce Amazon fires as “a terrifying plague"
Indigenous leaders across Brazilian Amazon say devastating fires are a “plague” that “makes our children sick and kills the animals.”
“You have stolen our forest.” Baka “Pygmies”' heartfelt plea to European Commission
Baka “Pygmies” from the Congo have written to the European Commission regarding the controversial Messok Dja park on their land.
Ayoreo environmental defender latest victim of deadly epidemic
Chagabi Etacore, one of the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode’s most-loved leaders and environmental defenders, has died.
Police attack Kinikinawa Indigenous community in Brazil
Reports are emerging that heavily armed police have attacked Kinikinawa Indigenous people on their land in central-western Brazil
Indigenous leader murdered in northern Amazon
A leader of the Wajãpi tribe has been murdered in Brazil.
Germany freezes funding to WWF following human rights abuse in Congo
The German government has frozen funding to WWF following investigations by Buzzfeed revealing the charity’s involvement in human rights abuses.
Astonishing video of uncontacted Indians released as loggers close in
Extraordinary new footage showing uncontacted Indians has been released by an Indigenous group in Brazil.