Indians' forest destroyed as 'soya frontier' advances

2 November 2005

Enawene Nawe child
Enawene Nawe child
© Fiona Watson/Survival

The pristine rivers and forest of one of the Amazon's most unusual
tribes are being destroyed by the ruthless advance of Brazil's 'soya
frontier'. Vast areas of the Enawene Nawe Indians' forest are being cleared to make way for endless expanses of soya interspersed with equally huge cattle ranches.

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