Without stronger protections, uncontacted Indigenous groups could vanish within a decade, experts say

Without stronger protections, uncontacted Indigenous groups could vanish within a decade, experts say World Oct 27, 2025 4:56 PM EDT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers — 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 agribu