By Steven Grattan BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) \u2014 From the depths of Brazil\u2019s Amazon to Indonesia\u2019s rainforests, some of the world\u2019s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers \u2014 a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective state protection. A new report by Survival International, a London-based Indigenous rights organization, attempts one of the broadest tallies yet, identifying at least 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups in 10 countries, primarily in the South American nations sharing the Amazon rainforest. Released Sunday, the report estimates that nearly 65% face threats from logging, about 40% from mining and around 20% from agribusiness. \u201cThese are what I would call silent genocides \u2014 there are no TV crews, no journalists. But they are happening, and they\u2019re happening now,\u201d said Fiona Watson,… <\/p>\n
By Steven Grattan BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) \u2014 From the depths of Brazil\u2019s Amazon to Indonesia\u2019s rainforests, some of the world\u2019s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers \u2014 a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective state protection. A new report by Survival International, a London-based Indigenous rights organization, attempts one of the broadest tallies yet, identifying at least 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups in 10 countries, primarily in the South American nations sharing the Amazon rainforest. Released Sunday, the report estimates that nearly 65% face threats from logging, about 40% from mining and around 20% from agribusiness. \u201cThese are what I would call silent genocides \u2014 there are no TV crews, no journalists. But they are happening, and they\u2019re happening now,\u201d said Fiona Watson,... <\/p>\n