COLOMBO — In late October, swarms of dragonflies began darkening the skies along Sri Lanka’s western coast, sparking speculation about a possible “dragonfly movement.” Among the most charismatic of insects, dragonflies and damselflies, from the same Odonata order of insects, are a sight to behold, whether static or in motion. The end of the northern […]

MANILA — Environment and land rights leaders were among the activists rounded up in a new wave of arrests in the Philippines as part of the government’s extensive counter-insurgency campaign to flush out sympathizers of the outlawed New People’s Army (NPA) while international humanitarian groups, alongside local church groups, were accused of being “legal communist […]

Seven men have been charged in connection with a large-scale illegal logging operation just north of Mozambique’s Zinave National Park after a zebra poacher who was supplying them with meat was himself arrested. Four large logging trucks, five tractors, two front-end loaders, six other vehicles, and a variety of logging equipment were confiscated in October, […]

Local villagers and government forest rangers reported seeing a gray chevrotain in the vicinity of Nha Trang, a city in southern Vietnam. Based on those survey results, a team of researchers set up three camera traps in the most promising locations and ended up recording the first evidence that a species not seen in nearly […]

Paulo Paulino "Lobo" Guajajara, Guardian of the Amazon, was killed in an ambush by loggers. © Sarah Shenker/Survival International A statement from the Guajajara Guardians of Arariboia Indigenous Territory, Brazil We’ve lost a great warrior in our fight. They murdered our friend, our br...

The Baiga are one of many tribes who would have been affected by the Indian government plans © Survival The Indian government has scrapped a plan to militarize its forests and open them up for commercial exploitation, after a national and international outcry. The government’s proposals...

The APIB delegation hand in Survival International's Racist of the Year award for President Bolsonaro to the Brazilian Embassy, London © Rosa Gauditano/ Survival International - President Bolsonaro wins Survival International’s Racist of the Year award Ten indigenous leaders from acro...

Tribal peoples in Russia, such as the reindeer herding Nenets, have borne the brunt of the exploitation of their lands for oil and gas and are often the last barrier to the destruction of the Arctic. © C. Sarmik/ Survival 2014 Russian indigenous rights organisation, the Centre for Support of...