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#UncontactedIndigenous peoples & efforts to protect them
From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by #roads, miners & drug traffickers—a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective state protection.
#law #InternationalLaw #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousRights #LandConservation #LandRights #SaveRoadless #logging #mining #agribusiness #Climate #ClimateCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/uncontacted-indigenous-amazon-mining-logging-5d8d90cf8e13f44a5202101fee62b583
What to know about uncontacted Indigenous peoples and efforts to protect them
A report says at least 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups remain worldwide and face growing threats from logging, mining, missionaries and organized crime. Experts say these isolated communities, often descendants of survivors of violence and disease, could vanish within a decade without stronger protections. Advocates urge governments to enforce land rights, ban extractive projects in their territories and adopt a global “no-contact” policy, stressing that their survival is vital for both human rights and climate stability.
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