Protecting their territories is the only way to ensure their survival. Respecting their right to remain without contact is crucial in the fight.
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Their existence is at risk Forced contact from external actors like States, corporations, missionaries, adventure tourists, and influencers can lead to: Deadly disease outbreaks Displacement and loss of territory Physical and cultural extinction If no action is taken to protect them, as many as 50% of world’s Indigenous People’s in Isolation could be wiped out in just 10 years.
The Jakarta Declaration, released by Indigenous Peoples and Civil Society in March 2026, is a global call for immediate action to protect these communities. Read and share the full Declaration Stand for the protection of uncontacted Indigenous Peoples
Today, 90% of uncontacted peoples and their lands are threatened by extractive industries.
As the global demand for transition minerals increases, so does the risk of forced contact, disease, displacement, and the loss of entire Peoples and cultures.
Jakarta Declaration: Why the World Must Act Now to Protect the Lands of Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples
Who are Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples living in isolation? There are 196 confirmed Indigenous Peoples living in Isolation, located primarily in South America, Asia and the Pacific. They’re Indigenous communities that consciously choose to live separately from, or without maintaining sustained contact with, the outside world.
As a result, they’re extremely vulnerabile to: Disease Violence Territorial dispossession The physical, cultural, and collective knowledge extinction of their people
Growing pressure on their territories In many regions, their territories are increasingly threatened by: Extractive industries — affecting nearly 90% of their territories Infrastructure development Expansion of external activities These pressures are often enabled by state policies that fail to recognize and protect their rights. As the demand for transition minerals increases, the threats of forced contact are also set to increase.
The Jakarta Declaration is a major step forward for global efforts to protect uncontacted peoples’ rights. It's an Indigenous-led call to act now.
Their territories are under massive threat from extractive industries, development projects, missionaries, and more that can result in forced contact.
Their countries, traditions, and languages may be different, but Indigenous women around the world are united by the same struggle: the fight for their peoples' rights and the right to live freely on their lands.
It’s time to end the violence against them. Share this post to show your support 💪
In July 2024, the Brazilian government removed some of the loggers. The Karipuna asked for a monitoring base to be built to stop more invasions, but that didn’t happen. Now the loggers are back again.
🚨 When will the authorities remove the loggers again – and this time keep them out for good?
BRAZIL New year, same invasion: Karipuna Indigenous Territory is being destroyed once again.
The Karipuna people (and organizations like Survival) have been denouncing the destruction of their territory. Loggers have been destroying it for decades – but nothing’s changed. Uncontacted Indigenous groups also live there.️
This news from the IACHR is an excellent development in the Kakataibo’s demands for the rights of their uncontacted relatives.
Herlin Odicio, a Kakataibo leader, came to London to participate in the launch of Survival’s global report on uncontacted people in October 2025, when he called for the protection of uncontacted peoples like his Kakataibo relatives.
It requests the government to:
1️⃣ safeguard the life and health of the uncontacted Kakataibo, while respecting their wish to remain uncontacted
2️⃣ stop outsiders going in and exploiting the Indigenous Reserve illegally
3️⃣ guarantee good water quality in areas linked to the Kakataibo Indigenous Reserve.
The IACHR found that the uncontacted Kakataibo are in an extremely “serious and urgent” situation. They’ve even said that “[the uncontacted Kakataibo people]’s right to life, personal safety and health are at risk of irreparable harm”.
Good news. Peru: The uncontacted Kakataibo people’s rights and lives are backed by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights
Great news for the uncontacted Kakataibo people in Peru! ✊
Indigenous orgs AIDESEP, ORAU and FENACOKA asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to put pressure on the Peruvian gov to protect the Kakataibo Indigenous Reserve, home to uncontacted Kakataibo people. Finally they have!
World Bank cancelled its disastrous REGROW project in Tanzania – but 84,000+ villagers are STILL suffering.
Killings.
Livelihood destruction.
Forced evictions.
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📄 Read and share the Jakarta Declaration: svlint.org/JakartaDeclaration
📢 And help amplify this international call to protect the lands of uncontacted peoples.
🌴 Guarantee full territorial protection and apply FPIC as non-intervention
📍 Establish No-Go Zones and halt extractive and infrastructure projects in their territories
💰 Stop financing activities that threaten their survival
In the face of this situation, the Declaration calls on governments and relevant bodies to:
🛖 Recognize their rights to their territories, resources, and ways of life
⛔️ End forced contact, violence, and exploitation, including by influencers & adventurers
As a result, they face extreme risks from violence, disease and territorial loss. Extractive activities, including those for ‘green’ projects, are a massive threat to their survival.
It’s a major step forward for global efforts to protect uncontacted peoples’ rights.
🌏 Uncontacted Indigenous peoples choose to live separately from, or without maintaining sustained contact with, the outside world.
Jakarta Declaration: An International Call to Protect Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples
What the declaration calls for: Written and adopted collectively by Indigenous Peoples and civil society organizations from across the world, the Jakarta Declaration focuses on protecting uncontacted peoples. It calls on States and relevant actors to: Recognize their rights over their territories, resources, and ways of life Cease forced contact, violence, and exploitation Guarantee full territorial protection and apply FPIC as non-intervention; Establish No-Go Zones and halt extractive and infrastructure projects in their lands Stop financing activities that threaten their survival
What Survival says: This landmark declaration symbolizes how Indigenous Peoples worldwide are coming together to demand protection for their uncontacted and isolated relatives. It affirms that extractive industries such as logging and mining must be banned on uncontacted Indigenous peoples' lands. It also calls for anyone else seeking to exploit such peoples to be banned too, whether they're missionaries, adventure tourists or influencers. Uncontacted peoples have the right to exist, and can only do so if their territories are recognized and protected.
Protecting uncontacted peoples means respecting their choice to remain uncontacted. Read and share the Jakarta Declaration. Stand for the protection of uncontacted peoples.
📢 New declaration on uncontacted peoples!
Indigenous leaders, orgs, and civil society from South America, Asia and the Pacific have come together in an international call to protect uncontacted peoples’ land: the Jakarta Declaration.
Image of Berta Caceres looking to the right. Open speech mark: "Wake up, wake up humanity! There's no time left." Berta Cáceres, Lenca People, Honduras.
#OnThisDay 10 years ago, Berta Cáceres was shot dead for successfully defending her people's land in Honduras from the world's largest dam builder.
She was one of countless other #Indigenous people to be killed across the world in the fight for their rights. #BertaCaceres #JusticeForBerta
International solidarity and movement-growing is crucial in the fight for the survival of uncontacted peoples.
In the 56 years we’ve been fighting for Indigenous rights, the global movement for the survival of uncontacted peoples has never been stronger 💚💪
Angela Kaxuyana, COIAB, Brazil. Gilderlan Rodrigues, EAPIL of CIMI, Brazil
Julio Cusurichi, AIDESEP, Peru. Abel Márquez, OPIAC, Colombia. Ngigoro, Hongana Manyawa, Indonesia.
The participating organizations:
✅ shared ideas on how to strengthen the protection of uncontacted Indigenous peoples’ territories,
✅ established a stronger international network of resistance against the global expansion of nickel mining,
✅ built international solidarity.
Representatives of Indigenous organizations from Asia and South America came together in Jakarta, Indonesia. They established and strengthened connections in the fight for uncontacted peoples’ survival.
In January we were honored to join a first-of-its-kind international event in Jakarta, Indonesia, where representatives of Indigenous orgs from Asia, the Pacific and South America came together to establish and strengthen connections between peoples fighting for uncontacted peoples’ survival.
Success! Indigenous organizations from around the world gathered to exchange knowledge and expertise on uncontacted peoples and territorial protection, in a first-of-its-kind event.
Indigenous organizations are coming together from all over the world to stand together in support of uncontacted peoples. ✊🏹
Wiyou Massacre Armed settlers attack and massacre up to 300 Wiyot Indigenous people in California. February 1980, USA
#OnThisDay in 1860, up to 300 Wiyot people were massacred in California by settlers armed with hatchets and clubs.
Indigenous peoples have been resisting attacks on their lives and rights for centuries, all over the world. And they still are.
Share this post. Never forget the #CrimesOfColonialism.
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