Uncontacted tribe's forest bulldozed for beef
The only uncontacted tribe in South America outside the Amazon is having its forest rapidly and illegally bulldozed by ranchers who want their land to graze cattle for beef.
News from the Ayoreo
Ranchers seek license to destroy uncontacted tribes’ land
A Brazilian cattle-ranching company is seeking permission from Paraguay’s government to destroy forest inhabited by one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes.
Brazilian rancher greeted by ‘illegal’ advert
A Brazilian rancher destroying uncontacted Indians’ land in Paraguay has today arrived in that country to be greeted with a national newspaper advert denouncing his actions as ‘illegal’.
Controversy over election of Indigenous minister
A leading government minister has rejected the election of an Indigenous man as Paraguay’s new Minister of Indigenous Affairs.
'Protect uncontacted tribe's land!' say local groups
A desperate plea for the protection of uncontacted Indians’ land in western Paraguay has been issued by nine local organisations after round-table talks sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme.
President's New Year's resolutions include uncontacted tribe
A cartoon published today by Survival International lists protecting the rights of an uncontacted tribe in Paraguay as one of President Lugo’s New Year’s Resolutions for 2009.
Uncontacted tribes film sent to Congress
Survival’s groundbreaking film about uncontacted tribes has been sent to every member of Paraguay’s congress to highlight the threats to the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode, Paraguay’s last uncontacted Indians.
Emergency report to UN about uncontacted tribe
Survival International has sent an emergency submission to the United Nations (UN) about the plight of Paraguay’s last uncontacted Indians, whose forest is being rapidly destroyed by Brazilian cattle-ranchers.