- Davi Kopenawa, Yanomami shaman
We work in partnership with tribes to amplify their voices on the global stage and change the world in their favor.
We helped the Yanomami people create the largest area of rainforest under Indigenous control in the world.
We were partners in the “David and Goliath” victory of India’s Dongria Kondh tribe against mining giant Vedanta.
Alongside the Kalahari Bushmen, we won a landmark case to see them rightfully returned to their ancestral land.
We reject money from governments so our integrity is never compromised.
Our work is rooted in our longstanding relationships with hundreds of Indigenous communities around the world.
We investigate, expose and confront atrocities committed by governments and big business.
We have 50 years of expertise in international lobbying and campaigning that gets results.
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Over the past 50 years we’ve worked with over 100 tribes around the world. Use the map to see Survival’s work in action.
Locations are approximate.
We won’t give up until tribal peoples are respected as contemporary societies, in control of their lives and lands, free to determine their own futures.
We’re fighting to stop human rights abuses committed in the name of conservation, and to put indigenous peoples in control of wildlife protection.
There are more than one hundred uncontacted tribes around the world. Their survival is under threat from violence, disease and racism. Read and take action today.
Tribal peoples’ lands and resources are stolen for profit, even though land theft is a crime under international law.
Unheard voices, unique perspectives. Indigenous people speak out about what matters to them.