Paul Paulino Guajajara, also known as Lobo, was ambushed by loggers who wanted to destroy his forest home, Indigenous leaders said.

Deforestation is a problem in many parts of the world, not just the Amazon rainforest.

Brazil president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has promised a military-inspired approach to fighting crime, while vowing to kill laws protecting Indigenous lands in the Amazon rainforest.

The prospect of logging in an old-growth rainforest on southern Vancouver Island has generated calls for civil disobedience in the woods.