2020s (1)
2020 - Baka
After two years of tireless campaigning against WWF’s new park in the Congo (known as Messok Dja), and a huge amount of media coverage of the terrible abuses committed by park rangers against the Baka people, the European Commission and the UNDP stopped funding the project, admitting that the Baka’s rights have been violated. A new consultation process is underway.
2010s (49)
2010 - Dongria Kondh
Due to Survival's campaign, millions of dollars worth of shares in Vedanta Resources are sold, including by the Church of England.
2010 - Dongria Kondh
Dutch pension manager PGGM Investments sells its $16m stake in Vedanta Resources due to Survival's campaign against the company's plan to mine the sacred mountain of the Dongria Kondh tribe for bauxite.
2010 - Endorois
Endorois win legal battle for their land against the government of Kenya.
2010 - Dongria Kondh
India's Environment Minister blocks Vedanta Resources’ controversial plan to mine bauxite on the sacred hills of the Dongria Kondh tribe.
2010 - Jarawa
India's Supreme Court orders that the travel company Barefoot India must close its resort near the Jarawa's reserve.
2010 - Jarawa
Most tour companies on the Andaman Islands stop promoting tours to see the Jarawa after Survival exposes them.
2010 - Ayoreo-Totobiegosode
Paraguayan authorities fine Brazilian cattle-ranching firm Yaguarete Pora S.A. for illegally clearing forest which is home to the last group of uncontacted Indians outside the Amazon basin.
2010 - Dongria Kondh
Survival's film "Mine: Story of a Sacred Mountain" wins the award for "Best Short" in the International Human Rights category at the Artivist Film Festival.
2010 - Papuans
The Indonesian government admits that its soldiers tortured Papuans and will be punished, after Survival publishes a leaked video.
2010 - Bari
The Supreme Court allows Bari Indians to give testimony on their land rights for the first time, after ten years of campaigning for their voice to be heard.
2011 - Penan
A giant oil palm firm halts work on part of the Penan's land.
2011 - Enxet
After two decades of legal battles, 900 Enxet families return to part of their ancestral territory when the companies that "own" the land hand it back.
2011 - Hadza
In a special ceremony, the Hadza receive land title. It is the first time that Tanzania has formally recognized a minority tribe's land rights.
2011 - Enxet
Kelyenmagategma Enxet community regains nine thousand hectares of ancestral land after a ten-year battle.
2011 - Uncontacted
Peru announces cooperation with Brazil to stop loggers entering uncontacted Indians' territory along the border.
2011 - Yukpa
Two indigenous leaders are freed, after a year and a half of false imprisonment.
2011 - Uncontacted
US oil company ConocoPhillips announces it is pulling out of oil block 39, home to two uncontacted tribes.
2012 - Suruwaha
After Survival made an official complaint to the Australian press regulator ACMA, Australia's Channel 7 network is found guilty of serious violations of the broadcasting code. ACMA ruled that the Channel's report on the Suruwaha of Brazil contained inaccurate material and provoked 'intense dislike, serious contempt or severe ridicule against' the tribe.
2012 - Ayoreo
Court orders bulldozers removed from Ayoreo forest and ranching company fined.
2012 - Guarani
Following sustained pressure and publicity by Guarani and Survival, several men have been brought to trial for Guarani murders, in a context in which gunmen often enjoy impunity for Indian assassinations.
2012 - Jarawa
Following sustained pressure from Survival about human safaris, the government commits to establishing an alternative sea route.
2012 - Yanomami
Investigation into crime on Yanomami land leads to the arrest of 26 illegal goldminers.
2012 - Guarani
Survival and Guarani Indians persuade a biofuels company set up by Shell in Brazil to scrap plans to source sugar cane from land stolen from the tribe.
2012 - Guarani
Survival lobbying stops eviction of the Guarani community of Laranjeira Ñanderu after they "reoccupy" part of their ancestral land.
2012 - Jarawa
Survival's campaign leads UN to call for an end to human safaris and the closure of the road that cuts through the Jarawa's territory.
2012 - Jarawa
The Supreme Court supports a buffer zone, which prohibits any tourist resort within five kilometers of the Jarawa reserve.
2013 - Uncontacted
Argentinian gas company Pluspetrol abandons plans to expand the Camisea gas project into the Manu National Park.
2013 - Awá
Brazil indigenous affairs department sends a team of specialists to investigate the situation of uncontacted Awá.
2013 - Guarani
Brazil recognizes the right of the Guarani of Pyelito Kuê community to their land.
2013 - Bushmen
Bushmen of Ranyane community are threatened with forced eviction. After Survival's lawyer advocates in court, the relocation cannot go ahead.
2013 - Enxet
Enxet community in Paraguay move back to their homeland after waiting for almost 20 years by a highway for their land to be returned to them.
2013 - Dongria Kondh
For the first time, India's Supreme Court allows local tribes to decide whether or not a mine goes ahead. Vedanta Resources's appeal to mine the Dongria Kondh's land is rejected.
2013 - Jarawa
India's Supreme Court temporarily bans tourists from travelling along a road that cuts through the Jarawa's tribal reserve.
2014 - Awá
57,000 supporters email Brazil’s Minister of Justice urging him to act to save the Awá. Our campaign logo features in photos from famous landmarks in 38 countries, and dozens of celebrities pledge their support. As a result, Brazil launches a large-scale operation to remove illegal invaders from the Awá’s territory.
2014 - Suruwaha
Australia’s Federal Court upholds a ruling of the press regulator ACMA, which found Channel 7 guilty of “provoking intense dislike, serious contempt or severe ridicule against a person or group.” Survival had lodged a complaint against the program for its portrayal of the Suruwaha as child killers.
2014 - Guarani
Brazilian police close down a notorious security firm accused of killing at least two Guarani leaders, and attacking hundreds more. Survival amplified the Guarani’s appeals for the company to be shut down as part of an international campaign.
2014 - Ayoreo
Following a Survival submission to the UN, a senior official condemns the “massive destruction of [Paraguay’s] ecosystems” which could wipe out the last remaining uncontacted Indians there. The Special Rapporteur calls for Paraguay to respect Ayoreo’s rights to their forests.
2014 - Bushmen
Four Bushmen accused of poaching escape five years in jail after a Botswana court throws out their case. Survival provided legal assistance to the hunters, who were spotted on a hunting trip by Botswana’s President Khama as his plane flew over their land.
2014 - Dongria Kondh
Indian authorities reject Vedanta Resource’s plans to mine the Dongria Kondh tribe’s sacred hills after unprecedent consultations with the tribe. Survival was at the forefront of the global campaign supporting the Dongria’s struggle.
2014 - Enxet
Paraguay’s president signs a bill returning 14,400 hectares of land to a group of Enxet Indians following a 20 year campaign by Survival.
2015 - Omo Valley Tribes
A U.S. bill stipulates that US development funds to Ethiopia must not be used to support activities that involve forced evictions in Lower Omo. This comes after extensive lobbying by Survival and other NGOs.
2015 - Awá
After illegal loggers start deliberate fires on Awá land, Survival calls for help from our supporters. After thousands of protest emails are sent, the fires are extinguished.
2015 - Hi Merimã
Oil company Petrobas halts oil and gas exploration near uncontacted Indians after Survival’s campaign against their operations.
2016 - Kawahiva
On Brazil’s “Day of the Indian,” the Minister of Justice signs a decree officially recognizing the boundaries of the Kawahiva's territory. A major hurdle is overcome in the fight for the Kawahiva’s land.
2016 - Awá
Two uncontacted Awá sisters who became seriously ill in 2014 return to their forest after recovering. They would have certainly died without the medical care Survival pushed Brazil’s government to provide.
2017 - Matsés
After years of campaigning, Canadian oil company Pacific E&P withdraws from the territory of an uncontacted tribe. The decision came soon after 400 Survival supporters left negative comments and reviews on the company’s Facebook page.
2017 - Jarawa
After years of lobbying, an alternative sea route is created so that tourists no longer have to travel through the Jarawa’s forest in the Andamans. We continue to campaign for the road to be closed for good.
2017 - Tiger reserve tribes
Since all the attention drawn to shoot on sight policies in Kaziranga by Survival and a BBC documentary, we observe the number of people shot and killed has reduced dramatically.
2017 - Baka
Survival’s complaint against WWF is admitted in a landmark case, marking the first time any NGO is held accountable for human rights abuses under the OECD guidelines. Survival later withdrew from the mediation process over WWF’s refusal to agree the need to secure Baka consent for future operations on their land.
2000s (39)
2000 - Emberá-Katío
The government agrees to compensate Indians with large areas of land and funding for social programmes after they occupy the Ministry of Environment in Bogotá for several months. Survival had pressed the government to recognize their concerns.
2000 - Jarawa
After receiving some 200 letters a day from Survival supporters, the Minister of Welfare orders a fact finding mission to the investigate the situation of the Jarawa.
2001 - Awá
After receiving letters from thousands of Survival supporters, the World Bank agreed to reallocate money from the Greater Carajás mining project for the demarcation of Awá land.
2001 - Bushmen
As a result of Survival's campaign, De Beers decides not to mine land near the Bushmen village of Gope.
2001 - Khanty
Russian indigenous organization RAIPON thanks Survival and supporters for lobbying oil companies and government about drilling on their land, saying, "After your campaign in Khanty-Mansiysk region the situation is becoming better."
2001 - Mbuti
Survival's support helped secure the release of seven Mbuti men who were being held without trial in Uganda.
2001/2002 - Yanomami
The incidence of malaria among Yanomami tribespeople falls to its lowest level since goldminers invaded the area 15 years ago. This is due to a long-term Yanomami health project, which Survival has helped to fund over the years.
2002 - Guarani-Kaiowá
A judge orders demarcation of land belonging to the Guarani of Cerro Marangatu community.
2002 - Yanomami
Brazil reverses its decision to cut funding for Yanomami healthcare, increasing the budget by 10%.
2002 - Pataxó Hã-Hã-Hãe
Four young men are jailed for the murder of a Pataxó Indian. Many assumed the brutal death would go unpunished, because the perpetrators were the sons of a judge and prominent businessman. This is an important ruling.
2002 - Jarawa
The Supreme Court orders the road passing through the Jarawa's land to be closed. It also orders that all logging and poaching in the area be banned, and all settlers on tribal and forested lands be immediately removed. All settlers were removed, but the road remains open.
2003 - Awá
Following a twenty-year Survival campaign, the Brazilian government demarcates the land of the nomadic Awá tribe, some of whom are uncontacted.
2003 - Bushmen
Thirteen Bushmen who had been tortured and prosecuted for 'over-hunting' have their case dropped after Survival assists with their defence.
2004 - Papuan tribes
Survival hosts Papuan tribespeople to launch their campaign against genocide to the UN Human Rights Commission.
2004 - Yanomami
Survival receives funds from the Italian bank, Banca Nazionale delle Comunicazioni di Roma towards the Yanomami's education project. This will enable Yanomami children to be taught by other Yanomami about how to protect themselves and their land from the threat of the outside world.
2004 - Mbororo
Three Mbororo tribesmen imprisoned by a military tribunal are freed by the court of appeal following protests from Survival.
2005 - Guarani
A Brazilian appeals court rules that Guarani of Yvy Katu community can keep their land, having been evicted by landowners about thirty years previously.
2005 - Sentinelese
India scraps policy of contacting the Sentinelese following Survival representations.
2005 - Jarawa
Indian authorities increase the size of the Jarawa's reserve by 180 square kilometers.
2005 - Khanty
Khanty leader thanks Survival for their improved treatment at the hands of oil companies following Survival's campaign.
2005 - Bushmen
Public face' of diamond company De Beers, model Iman, declined to renew her contract with it following Survival's campaign.
2005 - Guarani-Kaiowá
The Guarani-Kaoiwá territory of Panambizinho is ratified by the President of Brazil.
2006 - Guarani
A judge rules that the Guarani community of Paso Piraju should not be evicted from their land.
2006 - Bushmen
After a court case lasting nearly two years, High Court judges rule that the eviction of Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve by the government was ‘unlawful and unconstitutional’, and that they have the right to live inside the reserve, on their ancestral land.
2006 - Jarawa
Andaman Island authorities radically shift their policy towards the Jarawa after Survival submissions to the High Court. Outside intervention in their lives will be kept to a minimum and the tribe will be allowed to choose their own future.
2006 - Yanomami
Brazil's highest court upholds the conviction of genocide against four goldminers who murdered 16 Yanomami Indians in 1993.
2006 - Bushmen
British supermodel Lily Cole states she will no longer work with De Beers, after Survival's campaign draws attention to claims the Bushmen were evicted to make way for diamond mining.
2006 - Bushmen
Survival-nominated Bushman organization, First Peoples of the Kalahari, wins the Right Livelihood Award (Alternative Nobel Prize).
2007 - Barí, Yukpa And Wayúu
A presidential decree bans the building of new coal mines planned for the Sierra de Perijá. The expansion of existing mines is also prohibited.
2007 - Hadza
A safari company representing the Abu Dhabi royal family pulls out of a deal to create a private hunting reserve on Hadza land after Survival writes to the governments of Tanzania and the United Arab Emirates, the UN and the safari company.
2007 - Mursi
African Parks Network pulls out of an agreement with the government to manage the Omo National Park following protests from Survival. The NGO had failed to consult the tribes, banned them from hunting, and stopped them cultivating food on their ancestral land.
2007 - Guarani
Guarani Indians of Sucuriy community return to their land after a judge rules ranchers must leave.
2007 - Jarawa
Local police and welfare staff start a training programme. The local government newspaper announced the programme, saying "it is the bounden duty of all functionaries to ensure that [the Jarawa's] lifestyle is not interfered with and the resources preserved for them are also not exploited by any outsiders."
2007 - Bushmen
Twenty-one Bushmen arrested for hunting to feed their families have all charges against them dropped.
2008 - Kawahiva
Brazil's Indian affairs department restricts all entry into the Rio Pardo territory, home to a group of uncontacted Indians. The area is being mapped out, before being formally declared indigenous territory.
2008 - Uncontacted
Peru abandons plans to open up three reserves inhabited by uncontacted Indians to oil exploration.
2009 - Awá
A Brazilian judge first orders eviction of invaders of Awá land.
2009 - Raposa-Serra Do Sol
Rice farmers finally leave the indigenous territory of Raposa-Serra do Sol, after years of conflict and tension.
2009 - Jumma
The government announces it is taking steps to implement the 1997 peace accord with the Jumma of the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
1990s (31)
1990 - Bhils and Tadavis
Japan withdraws financial support of the Sardar Sarovar and Indira Sagar dams on India's Narmada river.
1990 - Chimanes, Mojeno, Siriono and Yucacare
With the backing of Survival, 6,000 Indians belonging to four tribes win legal recognition of their land rights.
1990-2011 - Arhuaco
Survival funds emergency health projects with Arhuaco Indians.
1990s - Kayapo
Brazilian government cancels plans to build the Babaquara dam, after campaign by Survival and others.
1990s - Arhuaco
Survival funds regional assemblies of Arhuaco Indians.
1991 - Yanomami
Following Survival's constant vigils at Brazilian embassies, President Collor stops planned dismemberment of Yanomami territory and creation of three illegal mining reserves.
1991 - Aboriginal Tribes
Thanks to a joint campaign by Survival and Aboriginal organizations, the University of Edinburgh announces that it will hand back all Aboriginal remains to "appropriate representatives."
1991 - Chimanes and Mojeño
The International Tropical Timber Organization suspends its project in the Chimanes Forest, following Indians' protests and Survival's 1990 campaign.
1991 - Urueu-Wau-Wau
The Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau tribe have their right to their land legally recognized and their territory demarcated.
1992 - Kaingang
After concerted lobbying by the Kaingang Indians, backed by Survival, local authorities recognize their right to the Iraí Reserve.
1992 - Yanomami
After twenty three years of campaigning by Survival and the Pro-Yanomami Commission, an Indian "Park" is officially demarcated by Brazil. It gives the Yanomami control of almost 10 million hectares of rainforest.
1992 - Udege
Following a Survival campaign, Hyundai abandons plans to log forest belonging to the Udege tribe, which would have destroyed their environment and livelihood.
1993 - Aka "Pygmies"
A road building and coffee plantation project, which would have devastated the Aka's forest is shelved after a Survival campaign.
1993 - Barabaig
Survival's campaign leads to the release of Barabaig women, who had been beaten and imprisoned for gathering discarded grain on the huge farms that have taken over their land.
1993 - Nuba
Survival's pressure pushes UN to appoint a Special Rapporteur to investigate human rights abuses in Nuba mountains.
1993 - Awá Guajá and Krikati
The company responsible for the Carajás railway and FUNAI demarcate Awá Guajá and Krikati land, pay compensation and sign a declaration of intent to promise to release funds it blocked for demarcation.
1993 - Yanomami
The number of illegal goldminers on Yanomami land is reduced in three years from 45,000 to 600.
1996 - Arara
After four years campaigning by the tribe and Survival, an illegal sawmill is closed, and the logging company leaves Arara land.
1996 - Aborigines
Survival funds a meeting organized by the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council to promote women's secret ceremonies, songs and dances.
1996 - Waiãpi
Survival funds microscopes for Waiãpi indigenous health agents.
1996 - Yanomami
Survival funds microscopes for Yanomami indigenous health agents.
1996 - Kaiowá- Jarará
Survival halts eviction of Guarani community of Sucuriy afters supporters write to judge.
1996 - Enxet
Survival pushes the European Commission to include protection for Enxet land in a development programme.
1997 - Jumma
The Jumma tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts sign a Peace Accord with the Bangladeshi government. A Jumma representative said "We are very grateful to Survival and the international community for pressuring the Bangladesh government."
1998 - Jumma
A Survival researcher visiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts is told Survival's Urgent Action Bulletins had been smuggled deep into the jungle and secretly passed round villages, giving people hope that the world outside was aware of their suffering. Jumma tribespeople tell her they believe it was Survival's work that forced the government to negotiate.
1998 - Javari Valley Indians
Indians of the Javari valley will have their land officially demarcated.
1998 - Enawene Nawe
When soya producers start to build a road through Enawene Nawe land, several Indians die as a result. After protests by the Brazilian NGO, OPAN and Survival, courts order the road closed.
1999 - Penan
A logging company is ordered to leave land belonging to two Penan communities, Long Sayan and Long Belok, and to compensate the tribe.
1999 - Yugan Khanty
Just months after Survival supporters wrote to the governor of the region, a five year moratorium on oil and gas exploration is announced on the land of the hunter-gathering Yugan Khanty tribe.
1999 - Iloodariak Maasai
Survival stops a land claim on Iloodariak Maasai land by outsiders
1999 - Waiãpi
Thanks to a campaign by Survival and the Indigenous Advocacy Centre, judges rule that the Waiãpi have the right to gain an income from panning for gold on their land. In 1997, white miners, crony politicians and fundamentalist missionaries had tried to ban the practice.
1980s (30)
1980s - Aboriginal Tribe in Yipirinya
Survival funds an Aboriginal school at Yipirinya, which serves as a model throughout Australia, and is eventually funded by the government.
1981 - Dumagat Peoples
Father Pepito Bernardo, a priest detained without trial for his work organizing and teaching the Dumagat tribe, is released six months after a Survival campaign to set him free.
1981 - Amuesha of Tsachopen
Survival protests to the Peruvian government at the annulation of the Yanesha Indian community of Tsachopen's land title. Soon after, the Indians regain their land.
1982 - Awá
Survival successfully pushes World Bank into making demarcation of all indigenous territories in the area a condition of the Greater Carajás mining project.
1983 - Nambiquara
Extended protests by Survival and other organizations leads to important improvements of the World Bank Polonoroeste road-building project.
1984 - Aboriginal Tribes
After 30 years of campaigning by Aboriginal peoples and their supporters, including Survival, the South Australian Government recognizes freehold title to indigenous landowners.
1984 - Aborigines
Following protests by Aboriginal Australians and a submission from Survival, authorities cancel plans for a recreational lake that would have flooded a sacred site of the Arrente people.
1984 - Txukarramae
Indians thank Survival for assisting in resolving Xingu Park hostage crisis, prompting demarcation of further Indian territory.
1984 - Nambiquara
The demarcation of Nambiquara lands begins.
1984 - Yanomami
The Venezuelan government revokes tin-mining concessions in Yanomami heartland.
1985 - Amazonian Indians
Amazonian Indians and Survival protest that a British Museum exhibition misrepresents them. The ensuing publicity significantly affects the way tribal peoples are now portrayed worldwide.
1985 - Yanomami
Five years after Survival makes a formal complaint against the Brazilian government to the Organization of American States (OAS), the OAS condemns the government and calls for the creation of a "Yanomami Park."
1985 - Satere Maue and Mundurucu
French oil giant Elf Aquitaine removes dynamite from Indian land and compensates for damage caused. Demarcation of Mundurucu land begins.
1985 - Kaingang
Kaingang Indians recover 900 hectares of their ancestral land following a hunger strike supported by Survival International.
1985 - Guatemalan Indian Tribes
Survival pressure results in improved conditions for Guatemalan Indian refugees in Mexico.
1986 - Aguaruna
Survival International nominee, Evaristo Nugkaug, an Aguaruna activist for indigenous and environment causes, wins the Right Livelihood Award.
1986 - Aboriginal Fringedwellers of Bennett Brook
Survival supports the Aboriginal 'Fringe Dwellers' of Bennett Brook in their successful campaign to prevent the desecration of a sacred site by an underground pipeline.
1987 - Ayoreo
After a campaign by Survival International, the New Tribes Mission abandons its practice of using contacted Ayoreo to hunt down uncontacted relatives and bring them into camps.
1987 - Embera
After Survival calls for an enquiry, Colombian authorities order an investigation of a massacre of Emberá Indians.
1987 - Tribal Peoples Chittagong Hill Tract
Some 40,000 tribal people seek refuge from army-directed violence in the Chittagong Hill Tract. Survival appeals to the Indian authorities not to force their return to Bangladesh. At the last minute, the refugees are allowed to stay.
1987 - Wayapi, Palikur
Survival stops a car and boat rally which would have devastated Wayapi and Palikur Indians.
1987 - Yanomami
Survival successfully appeals to the Venezuelan government to stop organized tourism to the Yanomami.
1987 - Papuan tribes
The World Bank ceases its funding of the Indonesian government’s devastating "Transmigration" programme, which moved millions of Indonesians from the central islands to remote areas such as Papua, displacing Papuan tribes from their land.
1988 - Isneg Tribal Villages
Indiscriminate attacks against Isneg tribal villages by the Philippine military stop after Survival exposes the abuse in a series of reports.
1988 - Aborigines
The Press Council upholds a Survival International complaint against a racist editorial on Aboriginal Australians in the Sun newspaper.
1989 - Yanomami
Survival helps with several medical projects in both Brazil and Venezuela, finally launching an emergency medical aid fund which raised nearly £100,000. For a time the fund is the only source of money used to save Yanomami lives.
1989 - Yanomami
Survival hosts first international visit of Yanomami spokesman and shaman, Davi Kopenawa.
1989 - Kayan
Survival nominees, the environmental organization SAM, are awarded the Alternative Nobel Prize for their work with the Penan and other tribes.
1989 - Kayapó
The Brazilian government shelves its dam-building programme on Kayapó land.
1989-1990 - Yanomami
Survival funds an emergency healthcare project, which stems the spread of malaria that is decimating the tribe.
1970s (4)
1970s - Cauca Indians
Survival's campaign reduces the rate of assassination and imprisonment of Cauca Indians.
1974 - Andoke
Survival helps the Andoke buy themselves out of 70 years of debt bondage. This is the first Survival project initiated by tribal peoples.
1978 - Mentawai
Survival funds self-help projects with the Mentawai.
1979 - Akawaio
Survival's campaign against the building of the Upper Mazaruni Dam is successful and the project is shelved. The dam would have destroyed the Akawaio Indians.
Locations are approximate.
