Amazon

David Hill reports on the legal move to protect isolated indigenous peoples at risk of ‘extermination’ by the country’s biggest ever hydrocarbons project.…

David Hill says the centenary of the Putumayo massacre is a reminder of why ‘progress’ gets such a bad name.…

Phil Clarke-Hill explains why locals have spent the last 20 years fighting the construction of the world’s third largest hydroelectric project.…

A journalist, an expedition and the Arrow People add up to a life-changing read for David Hill.…

Add your name to those urging the UK government to support Ecuador's initiative to keep the oil in the ground.…

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A series aired on the BBC has been accused of faking scenes to portray an Amazonian tribe as ‘sex obsessed savages.’ This is racist and dangerous, argues Stephen Corry.…

The isolated Indian tribes of the Napo-Tigre region no longer exist, according to the government's cartographers…

New Internationalist's co-editor Vanessa Baird is reassured by the Asháninka community's refusal to talk to journalists in Peru, where she is investigating indigenous resistance to mega-projects.…

Public outcry about the risk to two uncontacted indigenous groups has caused the oil giant to pull out of a remote area of the Peruvian Amazon…