Your generous support and tireless campaigning moved mountains in 2021.

Here are just some of the many victories we've celebrated this year.
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Adivasi (Indigenous) people of Hasdeo Forest protest against coal mining plans that would destroy their forest.
You did it
Jack!
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Your generous support and tireless campaigning moved mountains in 2021.

Below, I'd like to share just a few of the many victories we've celebrated together with Indigenous and tribal peoples this year – as well as some of the battles to come.

Survival stands for a better world, where human diversity is valued. Thank you for supporting our vision – for all our humanity.

Caroline Pearce
Executive Director
P.S. If you live in the US, this is your last chance to make a tax-deductible gift ([link removed]) to support our vital work! Thank you to those who have already.

And finally... there's still time to buy your stunning “We, the People” 2022 calendar ([link removed]) . All profits go towards our urgent work for tribal peoples' rights.


** 🌱 #DecolonizeConservation
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** #OurLandOurNature
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We’re leading the fight to #DecolonizeConservation, and in September organized the world’s first congress ([link removed]) on this vital issue. Bringing together more than 30 speakers, many Indigenous, from 18 countries, with major press coverage ([link removed]) , thousands attending online, and linked protests in France ([link removed]) , Spain ([link removed]) and Italy ([link removed]) , this ground-breaking event shone a powerful spotlight on the catastrophic effects of traditional “fortress conservation.” ([link removed])



** “Deceit, cover-ups, dishonesty”
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An unprecedented hearing ([link removed]) in the US Congress – prompted by Survival’s lobbying – lambasted WWF over abuses of tribal people in conservation areas; shredded what little was left of WWF’s reputation; and showed that the game’s up for WWF. ‘Dishonest,” “embarrassing,” “irresponsible,” “shocking” – little wonder the WWF official at the hearing looked shell-shocked as Representatives lined up to denounce ([link removed]) its persistent use of US tax dollars to fund horrific abuses in the name of conservation.

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** 30x30: the biggest land grab in history
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In the teeth of Covid-19, we launched our #BigGreenLie campaign ([link removed]) , showing how plans to turn 30% of Earth into Protected Areas would mean the theft of Indigenous lands on a huge scale.
Thousands watched our launch video ([link removed]) ; more importantly, we’re also changing minds ([link removed]) and influencing policy ([link removed]) at the highest levels.


** 🏹 Uncontacted Tribes
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** Two down, four to go
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You sent over 7,000 emails ([link removed]) to the Peruvian government, demanding it do what’s right and protect uncontacted tribes’ territories before they’re destroyed forever. Your incredible effort, together with campaigning by Peru’s Indigenous organizations, saw two of the territories finally recognized and protected in law ([link removed]) .


** Land Protection Orders
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This year we shone a spotlight on Land Protection Orders ([link removed]) : little-known but vital protections for uncontacted tribes whose lands have not yet been officially recognized. President Bolsonaro and his agribusiness allies want to let them expire – we mobilized thousands around the world ([link removed]) to demand they be renewed. With our allies, we scored two victories, as the LPOs for the Piripkura ([link removed]) and Pirititi territories were renewed. 2022 will be a pivotal year for the campaign, with more LPOs up for renewal…
A still from the 2017 film, Piripkura. Baita and Tamandua, photographed during an encounter with a FUNAI unit. The two men, who are uncle and nephew, have had sporadic interactions with the local FUNAI team, but returned to live in the forest.


** #StopBrazilsGenocide
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Brazil’s President Bolsonaro boasts of his desire to destroy the country’s Indigenous peoples for good ([link removed]) and is doing everything he can to achieve it – and they’ve protested, marched and mobilized in response. Survival has stood shoulder to shoulder with them, organizing protests across Europe and the US ([link removed]) , lobbying and publicizing. We continued our long-standing support for the Amazon Guardians ([link removed]) and their fight to protect their forest for their families and their uncontacted Awá neighbors.


** 🚜 Adivasis against coal
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** #SaveHasdeoForest
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In 2021 we launched a major new campaign ([link removed]) to expose and oppose plans for a massive expansion of coal mining on Indigenous lands. India’s Indigenous peoples (known as Adivasis) have been bravely resisting ([link removed]) , in the face of harassment, arrests and evictions. The unique Hasdeo Forest, home to 20,000 Adivasis, is a key target for the coal miners.


** Speaking out at #COP26
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As we knew India’s Prime Minister Modi would be boasting of his green credentials at #COP26, we wanted to make sure Adivasi voices were heard. Our event ([link removed]) at the parallel People’s Summit offered a platform to Adivasi activists and leaders, and was the only event at the Summit to be translated into multiple Indigenous languages. And like thousands of others at COP, we marched ([link removed]) !


** ⚓ #MayflowersKill
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** Highlighting ongoing colonialism
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As part of our ongoing collaboration with Indigenous peoples in the U.S., we created and launched two Activist kits ([link removed]) – an Educator Toolkit and a Social Media Toolkit that provide resources for people of all ages about the Indigenous history of the U.S. Our #MayflowersKill campaign ([link removed]) shows how colonialism continues and is being replicated in other parts of the world.

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Straight from COP26, Alessandra Munduruku stresses that without Indigenous peoples, there’ll never be solutions to the climate crisis. She demands an end to the false solutions governments and companies are pushing while they continue to pollute the planet, and for indigenous land rights to be upheld: the best way to protect the most biodiverse places on Earth.


** 📢 Tribal Voice
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Our long-standing Tribal Voice ([link removed]) project has produced hundreds of videos, offering a platform to Indigenous people ([link removed]) to speak out globally on the issues that matter to them. In a time of lockdowns and travel restrictions, it’s more vital than ever.


** 🏃‍♀️Run for Survival
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Last May, hundreds of you all over the world took a step further for tribal peoples by walking, swimming, biking and of course running our first ever #RunForSurvival! To all of our wonderful fundraisers, a huge thank you for all of your support - we cannot thank you enough. Keep an eye out for many other challenges and events next year including the bigger and better Run for Survival 2022!
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Unlike many NGOs, we reject government funding so our integrity is never compromised. We rely entirely on your donations to keep fighting for tribal peoples worldwide. Please donate ([link removed]) today. Without you, there can be no Survival.

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