Joanna Eede

Joanna Eede is a writer, author and editorial consultant to Survival International with a particular interest in the relationship between man and nature and tribal peoples. She has created and edited three environmental books, including A Portrait of England (Think Publishing, 2006) and We are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples, in Association with Survival International (Quadrille, 2009).

Commentary Climate & Environment

Christmas Reindeer Mystery As World’s Largest Herd Plummets

By Joanna Eede December 21, 2011

The world’s largest reindeer herd has plummeted in size, with local indigenous people blaming the spread of massive industrial projects in the area. The George River herd, which once numbered 8-900,000 animals, stands today at just 74,000—a drop of up to 92 percent. The herd roams the vast tundra of Quebec and Labrador in eastern […]

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“Trucks of Men” Brutally Attack Indigenous Brazilians

By Joanna Eede September 14, 2011

The Guarani Indians communities of Pyelito Kuê and M’barakai are forced to run to safety after their huts are set alight, clothes burnt, and families threatened by armed men.

Commentary Climate & Environment Justice

Brazilian Indians Demand Shell Leave Their Land

By Joanna Eede September 9, 2011

While people continue to buy Shell’s ethanol as an “ethical” alternative to fossil fuels, there’s nothing ethical about its horrendous treatment of the Guarani Indians of Brazil.