There are two approaches to protecting biodiversity. One is colonial, abusive and ineffective, but hugely profitable for certain actors.| Articles - Survival International
UNESCO must abandon its support for a conservation model that annihilates Indigenous peoples; it should begin by de-listing sites where human rights abuses occur.| Articles - Survival International
Fortress conservation has pushed the Baka people from the rainforests of the Congo Basin into villages bordering the national parks of southern Cameroon, while the logging that truly threatens the forest continues.| www.survivalinternational.org
Survival Researcher and Advocacy Officer Sarah Shenker's article about Lobo Guajajara on the 5-year anniversary of his killing.| www.survivalinternational.org
© Fiore Longo/SurvivalWho protects Protected Areas and why?| Articles - Survival International
A still from The Encounter by Simon McBurney © Robbie JackThe Encounter is ‘one of the most fully-immersive theatre pieces ever created’ according to the New York Times| Articles - Survival International
Uncontacted people in Brazil seen from the air during a Brazilian government expedition in 2010. The photos reveal a thriving, healthy community with baskets full of manioc and papaya fresh from their gardens. © G. Miranda/FUNAI/SurvivalBrazil’s far-right president appointed an evangelical missionary to head the governmental unit for uncontacted tribes| Articles - Survival International
This Baka man told Survival International that he was beaten with two others at the WWF base, by eco guards. © Freddie Weyman/SurvivalFor a lot of conservationists, it seems like black lives don't really matter.| Articles - Survival International
Tribal children assemble at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) © KISSThey want to turn Indigenous children into compliant workers-of-the-future and exploit tribal land and resources for profit| Articles - Survival International
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi © SurvivalBolsonaro’s war against Brazil’s Indigenous peoples has received a great deal of attention, but far less noise has been made about what’s happening to the forest-dwelling people of India.| Articles - Survival International
They understand their environment better than anyone else| Articles - Survival International
Tribal peoples are the best conservationists.| Articles - Survival International
A Matsés man takes aim with his bow and arrow. Many Matsés prefer the silent weapon for hunting as shot guns can scare the game away. © James Vybiral/SurvivalTribal peoples have developed unique expertise and technology to live sustainably in some of the most challenging environments on the planet.| Articles - Survival International
Olimpio Guajajara expresses his thanks to Survival supporters © SurvivalWhen tribal peoples have secure rights to their land and the ability to choose how they live, they tend to be among the fairest, happiest and most equal societies on the planet.| Articles - Survival International
A Guarani child from the Guaviry community wearing decorative feathers and paint, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. © Sarah Shenker/SurvivalLanguages are one of the greatest emblems of human diversity, revealing just how astonishingly differently it’s possible for human beings to perceive, relate to, and make sense of the world| Articles - Survival International
Dongria Kondh woman picking millet in Niyamgiri, India © Toby Nicholas/SurvivalIndigenous peoples understand and manage their environment better than anyone else.| Articles - Survival International
Two Karo boys above Ethiopia’s Omo River. © SurvivalTo celebrate our 50th birthday in 2019, here are 50 facts for 50 years| Articles - Survival International
© Wolfgang Schmidt/Right Livelihood FoundationThe Yanomami don't need to be taught about conservation - it's always been part of their day-to-day lives| Articles - Survival International
Davi Kopenawa in San Francisco © Pablo Levinas/SurvivalDavi Kopenawa Yanomami, an Amazonian shaman, gives his view on consumerism| Articles - Survival International
Celia Xakriaba speaks at the APIB/ Survival protest outside the Brazilian Embassy, London © Rosa Gauditano/ Survival InternationalIf the public would give equally staunch and vocal support to African and Asian tribal peoples, this would undoubtedly change the world… and possibly save the planet too.| Articles - Survival International
A collection of videos about conservation from our Tribal Voice project| Articles - Survival International
Jair Bolsonaro © Cleia Viana/Câmara dos Deputados CC-BY-3.0How Jair Bolsonaro's ugly racism and dangerous policies put entire peoples and the future of our planet in jeopardy.| Articles - Survival International
Paulo Paulino “Lobo” Guajajara, Guardian of the Amazon, was killed in an ambush by loggers. © Sarah Shenker/Survival InternationalBy Sarah Shenker | Articles - Survival International
Baka mother and children in the Sangha province of Congo Republic. © Nicolas MarinoResources on colonial conservation| Articles - Survival International
Michael Dingake is a veteran African National Congress (ANC) activist, writer, and columnist for Mmegi newspaper in Botswana. © Michael Dingake/Survivalby Michael Dingake| Articles - Survival International
Hutukara, the Yanomami association © HutukaraHutukara Yanomami Association (HAY) response to President Jair Bolsonaro’s speech to the UN General Assembly on September 24, 2019| Articles - Survival International
In April 2014 Davi Kopenawa, a shaman and spokesman of the Yanomami tribe, visited the San Francisco Bay Area to talk about the urgent need to safeguard the world’s rainforests for future generations. © Pablo Levinas/SurvivalSelected chronology of Davi Kopenawa's life| Articles - Survival International
Forest fires threaten the Awá © Survival InternationalBy Survival International activist Sarah Shenker| Articles - Survival International
Why publishing this man's image could save his life| Articles - Survival International
Renowned genocide scholars from thirteen countries call on India's government to scrap the Great Nicobar mega-project, as it will wipe out the uncontacted Shompen people| www.survivalinternational.org
A series of key questions being asked about African Parks and Survival's Green Genocide campaign.| www.survivalinternational.org
African Parks falsely claims that Survival has not 'cooperated' with them over their 'investigation' into abuses in Odzala-Kakoua National Park. This is our response.| www.survivalinternational.org
Damiana Cavanha has died. This is Survival's tribute.| www.survivalinternational.org
Commemorating the life of anthropologist John Palmer.| Survival International
Compilation of resources from the guide to decolonize language in conservation| Survival International
Survival International has released a statement following President Lula's first 100 days in office.| Survival International
Research by Survival International into a carbon offset scheme on Indigenous land in northern Kenya raises major questions about the credibility of the project's claims, as well as about the potential impact on the rights and livelihoods of the Indigenous pastoralist peoples to whom this land is home| Survival International
The legality, credibility and worth of a multi-million-dollar carbon trade project that forces pastoralists in Kenya to abandon age-old cultural practices has been called into question.| Survival International
Survival International, alongside Indigenous people and other NGOs has fought tirelessly for two years to stop the 30% target.| Survival International
For over 50 years, Survival International has been fighting worldwide for the land of uncontacted tribes to be securely protected. We campaign for their decision to self-isolate, for their own survival, to be respected by all.| Survival International
“Listen to Native people. Learn both sides of your celebrated history. Do the hard work of abolition to help heal our nations.” — Richard Archambault (Standing Rock Sioux and Muscogee Creek)| Survival International
Brazil’s indigenous people are being decimated by a crippling second wave of Covid-19, at the same time as President Bolsonaro ramps up his campaign of persecution against them.| Survival International
The conquista has not ended, not even 200 years ago, when we became independent (from Spain). On the contrary, we are still located and practiced in the conquista…in coloniality. It is not the past, it is the present. The past, is a constructed history. — Itaxavi Mendoza (Ñuu Savi, Mexico)| Survival International
This Indigenous Peoples Day, it is my hope that the history we choose to enshrine is not one of violence or genocide, but one of resilience and resistance.| Survival International
Lula’s win in Brazil’s presidential election is a crucial moment for Indigenous peoples and their lands.| Survival International
Uncontacted tribes are in peril from the coronavirus, especially whilst an anti-Indigenous government is in charge of their protection. Here's more on the situation.| Survival International
There is much in the news about the dangers of Covid-19 for Indigenous peoples in South America. However, not much has been written about the situation of Indigenous and tribal peoples in Asia. Here is an account of how tribal peoples in Asia are tackling coronavirus.| Survival International
Sydney Possuelo worked as a Brazilian government sertanista, a government official tasked with seeking contact with uncontacted tribes. What he found led him to fight for their right to land – and to be left alone.| Survival International
A photo gallery from Claudia Andujar, with a message from Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa.| Survival International
The Chenchu tribe of India understand their forest and its wildlife better than anybody else and have shaped, nurtured and protected this environment for millennia. They think of the tiger as their brother, yet their lives are being destroyed by government efforts to conserve this animal. | Survival International
The Sengwer write to urge donors to stop funding conservation projects that are stealing their land and destroying their life.| Survival International
Kora Kanamari, a Kanamari leader from the Javari Valley, western Brazil, pleads for support to save his people's land and forest.| Survival International
Survival International's statement on the killing of Bruno Pereira, a renowned Indigenous rights defender, and Dom Phillips, an experienced British journalist.| Survival International
We're extremely concerned by reports of the shooting, killing, beating and detention of Maasai in Loliondo, Tanzania.| Survival International
Indigenous leader Kasiripina Wajãpi has died from Covid-19.| Survival International
Tragedy: our friend Pire’i Awá has suddenly died, but we'll always remember him for his love of the forest, optimism and determination.| Survival International
Charles Sams III made history as the first Native American to be appointed to lead the National Park Service (NPS).| Survival International
Covering up a potentially devastating oil development and turning a savannah into a ‘green desert’?| Survival International
The idea that humans are a danger to nature is deeply rooted in some minds - but not all human beings destroy the earth.| Survival International
Sarah Shenker tells the story of Rita Piripkura, the only contacted member of the uncontacted Piripkura tribe, who are at risk of dying out because of the Brazilian government's genocidal policies.| Survival International
Turning 30% of the Earth into designated "protected areas" is one of the proposed targets in a new global agreement on biodiversity - but what does it really mean for the planet?| Survival International
These so-called 'solutions' are, overwhelmingly, empty promises that will lead to massive violations of Indigenous rights, while failing to solve the climate crisis.| Survival International
Short clips relating to "Our Land, Our Nature", the first international congress to decolonize conservation.| Survival International
Hidme Markam is in prison today simply for trying to defend her lands.| Survival International
Rosalino, a great leader, now rests in the Land without Evil.| Survival International
An obituary of Karapiru, a remarkable Awá man, who has died of Covid-19.| Survival International
An obituary of Dr R.S.Dewan, by Mrinal Kanti Tripura and Sophie Grig| Survival International
What's wrong with Nature-Based Solutions? An explainer.| Survival International
The 30% protected areas target – a disaster for tribal and Indigenous peoples and biodiversity.| Survival International
India is being rocked by the farmers’ protests. Less visible among the protesters are the Adivasi farmers who will be devastatingly affected by the new laws.| Survival International
This International Women’s Day, we present some inspirational Indigenous women:| Survival International
Survival writes an open letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, urging her to stop systematic human rights abuses against Indigenous peoples.| Survival International
Tribal peoples’ survival depends on the land they have lived in harmony with for generations, yet they are being evicted from protected areas in the name of conservation.| Survival International
From the creation of the very first national parks and game reserves, 'conservation' has always been about repressing and expropriating Indigenous tribes.| Survival International
"Conservation" is destroying those who've nurtured their surroundings for timeless generations.| Survival International
While the world gears up for Jungle Book fever, something sinister is afoot in the forests of India.| Survival International
Right now the power of money is winning every time. Only with international pressure can the Guarani emerge victorious.| Survival International
More than 300 different Papuan tribes of ethnic Melanesian origin on the western half of New Guinea have been brutally suppressed by the Austronesian-dominated government at Jakarta since 1963.| Survival International
The massacre of elephants for Asian ivory trade is driving the iconic African giant to extinction.| Survival International
“I was a qualified black face, put in place to smooth over fifty years of exploitation.”| Survival International
Survival International has today abandoned trying to get a resolution to our formal complaint that the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is violating international standards about corporate responsibility, and is reverting to using public pressure to try and stop the abuses.| Survival International
It is the tribal peoples that are the best conservationists and guardians of the natural world. Their knowledge of the forest is so vast that even a team supported by WWF had to ask for their help in collecting the GPS coordinates of the most important sites of Messok Dja to establish the park’s borders. The Baka accompanied them in the forest in the same way they are now accompanying me, unaware that those coordinates would one day become their prison.| Survival International
NGO concerns over the proposed 30% target for protected areas and absence of | Survival International
Survival International, the global movement for tribal peoples, is delighted to announce the winning entries for its 2021 calendar photo competition.| Survival International
“IF YOU CLOSE OFF THE FOREST, IT’S THE END OF WORLD FOR THE BAKA”| Survival International
The truth is that Indigenous peoples were practising sensible and balanced resource management long before the invasion and takeover of their territories, and long before the colonial conservation organizations appeared, convinced that only they knew best.| Survival International
Humans are much more than just a small player in the constantly shifting picture of life on Earth. Together with atmospheric change, we have been one of the controlling hands of nature for a very long time, including – and this is a vital point – when our population was far smaller than it is today.| Survival International
Could some of the most talked of solutions to climate chaos have the reverse effect and make things worse? Some critics think so, and they aren’t “deniers” who think climate change isn’t real.| Survival International
The prehistoric environment was created by humans who enhanced biodiversity, altering the plants and animals to suit themselves. Contemporary tribal peoples are still doing this today. The fact that they are the world’s best conservationists is not a “noble savage” romantic fantasy; it can now be proven. Yet the conservation industry is destroying these peoples and forcing them out of the territories they made and could save. However, as STEPHEN CORRY argues, if we stop this, everyone w...| Survival International
The result of the biggest election in history, India 2019, is terrible news for tribal peoples in the world’s biggest democracy. Politicians with authoritarian nationalist inclinations like India’s newly invigorated Narendra Modi are in vogue around the world, and while many minority groups are feeling the impact of this surge to the right, the past year has seen an alarming escalation of the threat against tribal and Indigenous peoples worldwide.| Survival International
The conservation industry says 2020 is its “super year.”[1] It wants to set aside thirty percent of the globe for wildlife, and divert billions of dollars away from reducing climate change and into “natural climate solutions.”[2] This would be a disaster for people and planet. Conservation was founded in the racist ideology of 1860s USA but it committed thirty years ago to becoming people-friendly. It hasn’t happened. There will be more promises now, if only to placate critics and f...| Survival International
Fiore Longo of Survival International argues for an end to big conservation projects that abuse and destroy the very peoples who know how to protect the land.| Survival International
The coronavirus pandemic is lethal, but could there be a silver lining beyond the pain? Social media is awash with how the newly cleaned environment is hosting wildlife not seen for years. Dolphins are swimming in Venetian canals: except they aren’t, they’re really near Sardinia as usual. Swans? Yes, but they’ve always been there. The canals may be cleaner but the story’s fake.| Survival International
It’s time for a confession. Not long ago, I was sitting on the floor in a remote part of India and was given a plate of rice and meat. As a daughter of the Western world, I couldn’t stop myself asking where the meat originated. My hosts gave each other a sidelong glance (never a good sign!) before answering with a smile, “Tribal meat.” It was bat.| Survival International
WWF recently released (June 5th, 2020) a short video of British “national treasure” and conservation icon, Sir David Attenborough, telling us that “suddenly” saving the world is within reach. He says they know what to do and have a plan to build a stable, healthy world that we can benefit from forever. What’s not to like? Well, a lot! WWF’s plan regurgitates a 19th century racist assumption: That too many of the wrong kind of people threaten us all.| Survival International
The conservation industry depicts its work as a war that needs fighting with determination, but the hero-versus-comic-book villain sketch is not the whole story.| Survival International
"Tribes are repeatedly told that if they don’t get out, their homes and crops will be destroyed and they’ll get nothing. When they finally cave in to this pressure, the conservationists call it “voluntary relocation.” Needless to say, it’s illegal."| Survival International
An obituary by Professor Anvita Abbi. Licho died of multiple health problems. With her died the last knowledge of a unique language, and the wisdom of an entire people contained within it.| Survival International
For a lot of conservationists, it seems like black lives don’t really matter. “They see Baka as animals, they don’t see us as humans.” Vast areas of land have been stolen from tribal people and local communities under the false claim that this is necessary for conservation.| Survival International
A statement by Survival's director Stephen Corry criticizing conservationists attempt to exploit COVID to increase protected areas.| www.survivalinternational.org