#UncontactedIndigenous peoples & efforts to protect them

From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by #roads, miners & drug traffickers—a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective state protection.

#law #InternationalLaw #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousRights #LandConservation #LandRights #SaveRoadless #logging #mining #agribusiness #Climate #ClimateCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/uncontacted-indigenous-amazon-mining-logging-5d8d90cf8e13f44a5202101fee62b583

Groups living in voluntary isolation have “minimal to no contact with those outside of their own group,” said Dr. Subhra Bhattacharjee, director general of the Forest Stewardship Council & an #IndigenousRights expert based in Germany. “A simple cold that you & I recover from in a week…they could die of that cold.”

Beyond disease, contact can destroy livelihoods & belief systems. #InternationalLaw requires free, prior & informed consent — known as #FPIC — before any activity on #IndigenousLands.

“They don’t need anything from us. They’re happy in the forest. They have incredible knowledge & they help keep these very valuable forests standing—essential to all humanity in the fight against #ClimateChange,” Watson said.

Survival’s research shows that >95% of the world’s uncontacted #IndigenousPeoples live in the #Amazon, with smaller populations in South & Southeast Asia & the Pacific.

#UncontactedIndigenous #IndigenousRights #LandConservation #LandRights #SaveRoadless #ClimateCrisis

Public debate is also shaped by #stereotypes — some romanticize them as “lost tribes,” while others view them as barriers to #development.

Survival’s research concludes that half of these groups “could be wiped out within 10 years if governments & companies do not act.”

#UncontactedIndigenous peoples are not “lost tribes” frozen in time, Watson said. They are contemporary societies that deliberately avoid outsiders after generations of #violence, #slavery & #disease.

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“These are what I would call silent #genocides — there are no TV crews, no #journalists. But they are happening, & they’re happening now,” said Fiona Watson, Survival’s research & advocacy director, who has worked on #IndigenousRights for >3 decades.

The issue often receives little priority from governments, which critics say see uncontacted #IndigenousPeoples as politically marginal because they don’t vote & their territories are often coveted for #logging, #mining & #oil extraction.

A new report by #SurvivalInternational, a London-based #IndigenousRights organization, attempts one of the broadest tallies yet, identifying at least 196 #UncontactedIndigenous groups in 10 countries, primarily in South American nations sharing the #AmazonRainforest. Released Sunday, the report estimates that nearly 65% face threats from #logging, ~40% from #mining & ~20% from #agribusiness.

#IndigenousPeoples #LandConservation #LandRights #SaveRoadless #ClimateCrisis
https://uncontactedpeoples.org/

#UncontactedIndigenous peoples & efforts to protect them

From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by #roads, miners & drug traffickers—a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective state protection.

#law #InternationalLaw #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousRights #LandConservation #LandRights #SaveRoadless #logging #mining #agribusiness #Climate #ClimateCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/uncontacted-indigenous-amazon-mining-logging-5d8d90cf8e13f44a5202101fee62b583

The Mesoamerican Caravan for the Climate and Life
A call to participate in a caravan traveling from Mexico to Brazil organized by Indigenous and campesino social movements to take place Oct. 12 - Nov. 6
Info ► https://itsgoingdown.org/mesoamerican-caravan-climate-life/
@igd_news #MesoamericanCaravan #climatjustice #indigenousrights #abyayala #globalsouth @relay

The Mesoamerican Caravan for the Climate and Life
A call to participate in a caravan traveling from Mexico to Brazil organized by Indigenous and campesino social movements to take place Oct. 12 - Nov. 6
Info ► https://itsgoingdown.org/mesoamerican-caravan-climate-life/
@igd_news #MesoamericanCaravan #climatjustice #indigenousrights #abyayala #globalsouth @relay

Civil society condemns government denial of #humanrights violations in Merauke's National Strategic Project (PNS). Indigenous women from 75 families oppose land encroachment by PT Global Papua Abadi without #FPIC.
Military seized indigenous land without consent. Forced evictions and destruction of sacred sites with complete disregard for FPIC.
Coalition demands immediate suspension of PSN implementation and UN-led investigation.
#IndigenousRights#Indonesia Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/news/civil-society-condemns-government-denial-and-calls-for-international-intervention/

Civil society condemns government denial of #humanrights violations in Merauke's National Strategic Project (PNS). Indigenous women from 75 families oppose land encroachment by PT Global Papua Abadi without #FPIC.
Military seized indigenous land without consent. Forced evictions and destruction of sacred sites with complete disregard for FPIC.
Coalition demands immediate suspension of PSN implementation and UN-led investigation.
#IndigenousRights#Indonesia Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/news/civil-society-condemns-government-denial-and-calls-for-international-intervention/