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Question 1

What is the estimated amount of indigenous people living the in world’s rainforest?

Answer 1

There are approximately 50 million indigenous people living in the world’s rainforests.

Question 2

In terms of the Amazon Rainforest, what is the estimated number of groups of indigenous people

Answer 2

In the Amazon Rainforest, there are approximately 400 separate groups of indigenous people

Such as the Yanomamo and Kayapo.

Question 3

Describe and explain the Nomadic Hunter-gatherer lifestyle

Answer 3

Traditionally, many indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest live nomadically as hunter-gatherers, taking whatever they need to survive, such as food and water, before moving onto another area.

This is a sustainable lifestyle as it does not harm the Amazon rainforest due to the fact that areas have a chance to recover before the tribe return in the future to gather move resources.

Question 4

What is the reasoning behind the destruction and the colonisation of rainforest land, particularly the Amazon Rainforest?

Answer 4

More of the Amazon Rainforest land has been colonised and cleared to provide aid foe cattle ranches, palm oil, mining, hydro-electricity and urbanisation.

Question 5

What did the destruction and the colonisation of Amazon Rainforest land increase?

Answer 5

The destruction and the colonisation of the Amazon Rainforest land had increased pressure on natural resources for many indigenous groups.

Question 6

What is the amount of Achuar people that inhabit that Peruvian Aamzon Rainforest?

Answer 6

11,000 Achuar people

Question 7

The Achuar people of the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest live in small communities, what do they rely on in order to survive?

Answer 7

The Achuar people of the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest live in small communities relying on of the rainforest for their buildings, food and fuel.

Question 8

Why were Achuar lands under threat?

Answer 8

The Achuar people of the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest and their lifestyle have been put under threat from oil companies wishing to explore and drill in areas for oil such as Talisman Energy and their campaign since 2004 until 2012.

Question 9

How did human rights groups and shareholders respond to Talismans Energy and their campaign during 2004 until 2012?

Answer 9

Talisman Energy and their campaign during 2004 until 2012 came under increased pressure by human rights groups and shareholders for operating without the consent of the Achuar people of the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest

Question 10

As a result of Talisman Energy and their campaign during 2004 until 2012, what did the Achuar people demand?

Answer 10

As a result of Talisman Energy and their campaign during 2004 until 2012, the Achuar people of the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest demanded the removal of oil companies from indigenous lands and proposed alternative approaches to development.