Uncontacted Indians ‘abandoned to their fate’ as loggers and drug smugglers invade
Survival warned today that the uncontacted Amazon tribe recently photographed from the air has been abandoned to their fate
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Landmark victory for the Ogiek
The Ogiek have won a historic victory in Kenya's courts but new concerns are raised.
Botswana’s hunting ban: Bushmen starve, trophy hunters carry on
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UN Special Rapporteur’s last report to Peru highlights failings over Camisea gas project
Peru government has approved plans to expand the controversial gas project further into uncontacted tribes' reserve.
U.S. State Department calls marginalization of Bushmen a ‘principal human rights concern’
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The dark side of Brazil: Oil giant Petrobras moves into 'deepest Amazon'
Brazilian oil company Petrobras started exploring for oil and gas in one of the most isolated parts of the Amazon.
David Beckham meets ‘Dalai Lama of the Rainforest’
David Beckham has visited the Yanomami tribe in Brazil and met their most prominent spokesperson Davi Kopenawa.
Concern mounts over humanitarian crisis in Lower Omo, Ethiopia
American and European politicians express concern at the crisis unfolding in Ethiopia's Lower Omo Valley.