Government witness: 'Bushmen spread diseases, tourists don't'
The Botswana government's key 'expert witness' in the Bushmen's court case, American vet Kathy Alexander, has testified that Bushmen can spread diseases to wildlife, but tourists don't.
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Uncontacted Indians flee as loggers invade
Loggers operating illegally in the Purús National Park in Peru are causing large numbers of uncontacted Indians to flee from their traditional territory.
De Beers's mine on Bushman land would be a hundred times larger than previously announced
In a surprise revelation, the Botswana government has said that a diamond mine on the land of the Central Kalahari Bushmen would affect 5,027 square kilometres of land - well over a hundred times more than previously announced.
Indigenous lands are most important barrier to Amazon deforestation
A new report by a team of scientists shows that Indigenous territories are the most important barrier to Amazonian deforestation.
Judges reject government evidence
As the court case deciding the fate of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen continues, judges this morning upheld an objection by the Bushmen's attorney that the government lawyer had attempted to introduce evidence previously banned by the court.
Bush fires reveal ancient Aboriginal village
The ancient remains of Aboriginal stone houses have been uncovered by a bush fire that burnt last month in the south-west of Victoria state.
Bushmen's costs mount as case delayed
As the court case deciding the fate of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen comes to the end of its second week in 2006, the proceedings have already fallen more than one week behind schedule.
Pilger and Simpson urge journalists to drop stone age and primitive
John Pilger and BBC World Affairs editor John Simpson have urged fellow journalists not to use terms such as stone age and primitive to describe contemporary tribal peoples, in a letter published in the Financial Times.