Destroyer of Penan’s forests given honorary knighthood 30 June 2009The founder and chairman of a Malaysian timber company that has logged the forests of the Penan tribe for decades has been given an honorary knighthood.
Government prepares to investigate 'Amazon's Tiananmen' 30 June 2009Peru’s government is gearing up to investigate the tragic violence in the Amazon last month that left more than 30 people dead, over a hundred injured, and many still missing.
Congress repeals controversial Amazon laws 22 June 2009The Peruvian Congress has voted to repeal two controversial Amazonian laws after protests that led to the death of an unknown number of policemen and indigenous people.
Eyewitness account of killings published 19 June 2009An eyewitness account of the killings in Peru which caused shockwaves around the world has been published by Survival International.
EU urges removal of military camps on tribal land 17 June 2009The European Union last week urged Bangladesh to remove military camps from the land of the Jumma tribes, and to help re-settle Jummas who have lost their land.
Post-killings, Peru clamps down on NGOs 17 June 2009Senior figures in Peru are clamping down on both Peruvian and foreign NGOs in the wake of the violent protests which erupted in the country on 5th June.
Celebrity resort threatens isolated tribes 15 June 2009A luxury resort being built on the Andaman Islands in India is threatening the survival of the Jarawa tribe, who number just 320 and have only had contact with outsiders since 1998.
‘Dalai Lama of the rainforest’ condemns Peruvian violence 8 June 2009A Yanomami Indian shaman from the Brazilian Amazon, dubbed ‘the Dalai Lama of the rainforest’, today denounced the violence in Peru during his visit to London.
Oil companies ‘should withdraw’ as Peru ‘faces its Tiananmen’ 8 June 2009Survival International today called on all oil companies operating in the Peruvian Amazon to suspend operations as the country comes to terms with the worst political violence since the Shining Path insurgency in the 1980s.
'27 dead' as blockade broken up by authorities 5 June 2009UPDATE - Reports indicate that up to twenty Indian protesters and seven police officers have died after an Indian blockade of a highway in northern Peru was violently broken up by the authorities today. The number of people injured is believed to be signi
Pippa Small and Astley Clarke unite to celebrate Survival’s 40th anniversary 2 June 2009To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Survival, jeweller Pippa Small has designed the Peacock Collection, an exotically coloured hand-made jewellery line using labradorite, lapis and turquoise set in 18-carat yellow gold.
Ogiek tribe to become ‘conservation refugees’ 1 June 2009The hunter-gather Ogiek tribe of Kenya could become the latest in the world’s growing tide of ‘conservation refugees’ if Kenya’s government acts on its threat to evict them from their land in the name of conservation.
