Julie christie named 'survival ambassador'

Christie, who has recently been nominated for an Oscar, has supported Survival for over 30 years, being actively involved in its work for tribal peoples. Speaking in a BBC radio appeal, Christie said, 'I've personally been involved with Survival...because it's fighting against the extinction of many groups of human beings.'

Most recently, Christie has narrated a film for Survival's new uncontacted tribes campaign. The unique film is the centrepiece of the campaign, aimed at highlighting the most serious threats to the tribes and featuring previously unseen footage of some of the world's most remote and endangered peoples. Christie has also been particularly outspoken in support of the Kalahari Bushmen, who were evicted from their ancestral lands to make way for diamond mining. She spearheaded the Boycott De Beers campaign, joining protests against the diamond giant and urging the public to 'boycott De Beers, or have the destruction of the Bushmen on your conscience'.