Overview
- The NGO unveiled its first global inventory in London on Oct. 27, with director Caroline Pearce calling the situation a global emergency and actor Richard Gere lending support.
- Longstanding threats cited include deforestation, mining, infrastructure projects, tourism, and climate change that are eroding essential habitats.
- New risks highlighted involve violent drug trafficking networks, evangelical mission campaigns financed by major organizations, and social‑media influencers seeking profit from first contacts.
- Roughly 90% to 95% of the identified groups live in the Amazon rainforest, especially in Brazil, with others documented in countries such as India and Indonesia.
- The report urges enforceable protective zones and stronger legal safeguards, spotlighting Peru’s Kakataibo community where activists report six land-rights leaders killed in five years without accountability.