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Survival’s ‘dangerous’ ‘self-destructive’ ‘falsehoods’
Jared Diamond's book has come under attack for saying that most tribal peoples live in a state of constant warfare.© Survival InternationalOn February 4 2013 Jared Diamond was interviewed on BBC TV...
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SUCCESS: Gas giant backtracks on exploration in UNESCO World Heritage Site
Uncontacted tribes in Manu National Park are now safe from Pluspetrol's gas exploration, but the Nanti continue to be threatened by the expansion of Camisea.© SurvivalThe Argentine gas giant Pluspetrol...
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‘Unprecedented’ suspension of mining on Colombian Indians’ land
Many Embera-Katío have been uprooted by extreme violence that plagues their land.© WikipediaA Colombian judge has suspended mining concessions in an ‘unprecedented move’ to protect Embera-Katío...
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'Noble Savages': Chagnon's new book triggers resignation and protests
Davi Kopenawa, Yanomami spokesperson and shaman, has spoken out against Napoleon Chagnon's new book 'Noble Savages'.© Fiona Watson/SurvivalA new book by controversial American anthropologist Napoleon...
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Indian Supreme Court 'reverses order' to ban 'human safaris'
The Supreme Court's refusal to make a ban on tourists traveling along the Andaman Trunk Road permanent has raised renewed fears of the tribe's exploitation.© Ariberto De Blasoni/SurvivalIndia’s Supreme...
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Venezuela: Yukpa Indian leader murdered
Yukpa leader Sabino Romero was murdered following his campaign for his people's land rights© Homo et NaturaSabino Romero, a prominent Yukpa leader and activist was murdered on 3 March in the Sierra de...
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Sri Lanka: Survival calls on UN to stand up for Wanniyala-Aetto
Many Wanniyala-Aetto have been fined for hunting in their forest. Some have even been shot dead.© SurvivalOn March 15, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will discuss the human rights record...
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Amazon Indians unite against Canadian oil giant
The abundant resources of their forest home provide the Matsés with a rich and varied diet.© James Vybiral/SurvivalAmazon Indians from Peru and Brazil have joined together to stop a Canadian oil...
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Guarani anger over teenager's death
Guarani Indians have traveled to Brasília to warn of the violence they are forced to endure. © MPFGuarani Indians have traveled to Brazil’s capital, Brasília, to warn of the ‘complete disrespect’ and...
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Grupo San José investors lobbied over 'hiding tribe'
Guiejna, an Ayoreo woman forced to flee her house as bulldozers started clearing her forest home.© Survival InternationalShareholders in Spanish construction giant Grupo San José have been urged to...
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Kalahari Bushmen launch new legal battle
The Bushmen are taking the Botswana government to court for the third time in their struggle to live in peace on their land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.© SurvivalBushmen in Botswana are taking...
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Penan protest against pipeline, logging and dam
The Penan in Long Seridan are protesting against the building of a gas pipeline which is cutting through their ancestral land.© SurvivalPenan from the Long Seridan region have mounted a blockade to...
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African Court’s historic ruling on Ogiek tribe in Kenya
The Ogiek have seen much of their forest home destroyed by illegal settlers and loggers.© Virginia Lulling/SurvivalThe African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ruled on 15 March that the government...
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UN demands 'immediate suspension' of Amazon gas plans
Expanding Camisea risks exposing the Nanti to diseases to which they have little immunity.© AnonThe United Nations has demanded an immediate halt to the expansion of a major gas project in the Peruvian...
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Success: Russia’s indigenous organization reopens
An Evenk boy with reindeer in Siberia. © Raipon/SurvivalRAIPON, the organization representing Russia’s indigenous peoples, has been given permission by the Russian authorities to reopen. It was forced...
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Awá tribe's desperate call to evict loggers
In a rare video appeal, the Awá have called on Brazil's Minister of Justice to act now and protect their land.© SurvivalEarth’s most threatened tribe has sent an urgent appeal to Brazil’s government to...
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Guarani trapped on ‘island’ celebrate land breakthrough
Guarani celebrate land breakthrough© SurvivalA Guarani community in Brazil is celebrating after the government recognized their land as indigenous, for their exclusive use.The 170 members of Pyelito...
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Tanzania: Land grab could spell ‘the end of the Maasai and the Serengeti’
The Maasai have lost so much of their land, they cannot afford to lose any more.© SurvivalThe Tanzanian government this week announced a new ‘conservation’ area on Maasai lands, which community leader...
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Salgado's 'Genesis' showcases photos of threatened tribes
Zo'é children playing in a waterfall.© Fiona Watson/SurvivalAs London’s Natural History Museum prepares for the opening of renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado’s new exhibition ‘Genesis’ on April...
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Nasa Indian killed as Colombian violence continues
Nasa Indians have been attacked from all sides of Colombia's civil war © Francisco PedroA 57-year-old Nasa Indian man has been shot dead in an alleged army attack in Colombia.Álvaro Chocué was shot in...
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