#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

“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.

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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.

#IndigenousRights

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.

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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