Peru’s Congress has approved a’ new law guaranteeing indigenous people’s right to free, prior and informed consent to any projects affecting them and their lands.
A 200km oil pipeline in the Amazon has been given the go-ahead, amidst claims of an alleged "cover-up" of evidence that uncontacted Indians live in the area.
Tour companies in the Andaman Islands are supporting a call for tourists to boycott the Andaman Trunk Road which cuts through the Jarawa tribe’s forest.