Brazilian mining giant given green light for perilous railway plan
The new license allows Vale to double its Carajás railway line.
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Penan set deadline for dam demands
Thirty-six day blockade of Murum dam site suspended
US food giant accused over biofuel 'tainted with Indian blood'
Bunge sources sugarcane from farmers who have taken over Guarani land.
Colombian Indian leader escapes assassination attempt
Mr Rogelio Mejía was accompanied by a Survival researcher at the time of the attack by gunmen
Harassed and imprisoned: activists held for peaceful protests in India
India releases prominent campaigner Medha Patkar, but many activists remain in custody under false charges
Tourists leafleted at Machu Picchu over uncontacted tribes
The leaflets highlight the plight of uncontacted Indians in the 'Sacred Valley' close to Machu Picchu
Earth’s most threatened tribe make unprecedented visit to Brazil’s capital
The Awá will urge the government to evict illegal invaders from their land.
In pictures: Tanzania’s Hadza mark land rights milestone one year on
A Survival picture gallery illustrates life in one of Africa's last remaining hunter-gatherer tribes.