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Damning UN investigation condemns WWF flagship project in Congo, reveals...

A Baka woman whose husband, named Komanda, was arrested by rangers in Messok Dja, then imprisoned on false accusations of poaching. In prison he was brutally assaulted by other prisoners, and died soon...

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Indigenous organizations slam London Zoo: "Why are they asking for money to...

Budhan Mahato, evicted at the age of 12 from Kastuhani village inside Chitwan National Park (Nepal, 2018)© Survival (Sophie Grig)London Zoo has been fiercely criticized by indigenous organizations in...

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#StopBrazilsGenocide: Indigenous Brazilians protest new mining plan

© Mídia NinjaIndigenous peoples across Brazil are protesting against President Bolsonaro’s plan to steal their lands and open them up for exploitation.On 5 February, the President signed a draft law...

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Survival International launches 2020 tribal photography competition on...

Last year`s winner was a stunning portrait of a Tibetan girl holding a lamb by Mattia Passarini.© Mattia Passarini / www.mattiapassarini.comSurvival International – the global movement for tribal...

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“The doors are now open”: indigenous people denounce missionaries targeting...

The NTM in Brazil unveil their new helicopter for reaching uncontacted tribes in the Javari Valley© NTMMissionaries targeting uncontacted tribes in Brazil have announced that they will shortly start...

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Davi Yanomami warns uncontacted Yanomami in Brazil “could soon be exterminated”

© Guilherme Gnipper Trevisan/FUNAI/HutukaraDavi Kopenawa, a Yanomami leader and shaman has made an urgent statement warning that a group of uncontacted Yanomami “could soon be exterminated” if the...

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Amazon Guardian, indigenous land defender, shot dead in Brazil

Zezico Guajajara, an Amazon Guardian, was shot dead in March 2020© Zezico GuajajaraZezico Guajajara, an indigenous Amazon Guardian, has been shot dead. His killing comes less than five months after the...

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Survival International calls for protection of indigenous territories as “a...

Uncontacted Indians in Brazil seen from the air during a Brazilian government expedition in 2010.© G.Miranda/FUNAI/SurvivalThe protection of indigenous lands around the globe is critical to prevent...

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Victory: evangelical missionaries barred from uncontacted tribes’ land

Two of the missionaries who are the subject of the latest ruling, during a previous expedition.© FacebookIn a landmark ruling, a Brazilian judge has blocked evangelical missionaries from making contact...

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EU suspends funding to WWF’s flagship African project after persistent abuses

© Fiore Longo/SurvivalEU to review support to other parks in Congo Basin after lobbying by SurvivalThe European Union has suspended its funding of a controversial WWF project that aimed to create a...

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Miners, loggers target uncontacted tribes’ lands under cover of Covid-19

Uncontacted Indians in Brazil seen from the air during a Brazilian government expedition in 2010© G. Miranda/FUNAI/SurvivalSeveral of the world’s most vulnerable uncontacted tribes are being targeted...

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Orang Rimba attacked after struggling to find food during pandemic

An Orang Rimba woman surveys the remains of her house and possessions which have been destroyed by an angry mob. The attack happened after Orang Rimba tried to collect fallen oil palm fruits on their...

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Survival: Removal of top missionary official in Brazil is major blow for...

Evangelical missionary Ricardo Lopes Dias has just been removed from office as head of the Uncontacted Indians Department© Ricardo Lopes DiasA judge’s ruling today that has removed a controversial...

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Yanomami launch global campaign as goldminers and Covid-19 endanger entire...

One of the many illegal gold mining sites in the Yanomami territory© FUNAIThe Yanomami tribe has launched a global campaign to expel 20,000 gold miners from their land amid the coronavirus...

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A recently-contacted tribe is the 'most infected' in Brazil

Tatjig, Iogo and Typu Arara. Iogo, the oldest woman of the community, sits at the center.© Leila Burger/Survival*The Arara people of the Cachoeira Seca (Dry Waterfall) territory have been revealed as...

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Gold miners kill two Yanomami men, fears of further bloodshed

Still of video showing satellite images of deforestation in Yanomami territory, Uraricoera River, Brazil. Jan 2016 – Aug 2019.© EarthRise/SurvivalSee video here.Two Yanomami men have reportedly been...

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Outrage from Indigenous leaders: notorious ‘Factory School’ for 30,000...

Tribal children assemble at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS)© KISSHundreds of Indigenous leaders, activists and anthropologists have denounced plans to hold the 2023 World Congress of...

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Noted Kenyan conservationist falsely accused of “poaching”

© Mordecai OgadaNoted Kenyan conservationist and Survival International consultant Dr Mordecai Ogada has been threatened by armed guards and falsely accused of “poaching.”On Saturday July 18 Dr Ogada...

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Killed for gathering snails in National Park: indigenous man beaten to death...

Raj Kumar Chepang© Rajes Ghimire, Kantipur Daily NewsA Chepang indigenous man in Nepal has reportedly been killed by soldiers after collecting snails in Chitwan National Park.Park authorities and...

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Fears for uncontacted tribe in Brazilian Amazon

Uncontacted Indians spotted from a Brazilian government research plane above the Amazon in the state of Acre near the Peruvian border, May 2008.© G. Miranda/FUNAI/SurvivalA group of around 10...

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