Ogiek tribe to become ‘conservation refugees’
The hunter-gather Ogiek tribe of Kenya risk being forced from their land in the name of conservation.
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One year on: New report reveals five uncontacted tribes most at risk
New report from Survival reveals the five uncontacted tribes most at risk of extinction.
'Dalai Lama of the rainforest' brings climate change warning to Britain
A Yanomami Indian shaman from the Brazilian Amazon, dubbed ‘the Dalai Lama of the Rainforest’, will journey to Europe in June to give a message to world leaders in advance of the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen in December.
‘Invisible’ protesters demonstrate against British mining company and destruction of tribe
‘Invisible’ demonstrators from Survival International today targeted the Indian High Commission in London.
London protesters vow to stop British mine and destruction of tribe in India
Survival International will hold a protest tomorrow outside the Indian High Commission in London, to demand that the Indian government stops the mining giant Vedanta Resources from destroying the land of the Dongria Kondh tribe.
French hotel group to review cooperation with Borneo loggers
Following pressure from members of the Penan tribe in Borneo, Europe’s leading hotel chain ACCOR has announced an independent review of the operations of logging company Interhill.
ConocoPhillips poses 'deadly' threat to uncontacted tribes
One of the United States’ largest energy companies, ConocoPhillips, could constitute a ‘deadly’ threat to uncontacted tribes in northern Peru, says a new report by AmazonWatch and Save America’s Forests (SAF).
Government renews assault on Bushmen
Botswana’s government sent trucks full of police and wildlife scouts into the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) yesterday to confiscate goats from Bushmen who have returned to their ancestral homes.