Policies designed to occupy and populate the Peruvian Amazon began about seventy years ago with the construction of a trunk highway connecting Pucallpa on the Ucayali River with Lima. Named after a Peruvian historian, the construction of the Carretera Federico Basadre is a landmark event in the nation’s history, because it provided the first reliable […]

“It seems like they intentionally neglected the ferry system just to create enough discontent so that people would accept construction of this bridge,” says Maria José Pacheco, executive secretary of the Bahia Fishermen’s Protection Council. Passengers making the crossing between the Brazilian city of Salvador and the island of Itaparica in Todos os Santos Bay […]

NAIROBI — There are 22,000 buses on Nairobi’s crowded streets, the backbone of commuter transit for the Kenyan capital’s population of 5.3 million. The city’s matatus, privately owned public transport, are famously airbrushed with slogans and portraits of rap stars and English football clubs. Among these garish, growling, diesel-fueled hordes, there are now 35 quiet […]

KATHMANDU — The elusive snow leopard (Panthera uncia), often described as the “ghost of the mountains,” has captivated the imagination of researchers, the general public and mountain communities for centuries. Fables related to this enigmatic big cat have been handed down from generation to generation, weaving a sense of mystery and reverence for the cat […]

Baka women, near Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo. The Baka have suffered violent evictions from their forest territory near Odzala-Kokoua National Park, to enable a “conservation” project managed by African Parks. The Baka are a hunter-gatherer tribe who rely on the forest for foo...

In recent footage, two uncontacted Hongana Manyawa men warned bulldozer operators to stay off their territory. © Anon A new report has revealed that demand for electric vehicles is destroying uncontacted people’s lives and lands in Indonesia.

Baka men, Dakar village, near Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo. Many people in the village have been beaten or abused by park rangers. “We are afraid that if park rangers see us in the forest they will beat us.” © Survival Campaigners voice concerns that an investigation into Af...

Paulo Paulino “Lobo” Guajajara, Guardian of the Amazon, was killed in an ambush by loggers. © Sarah Shenker/Survival International Marking the fifth anniversary since Paulo Paulino Guajajara was ambushed by loggers