Why is violence against environmental defenders getting worse ...

Much of the violence last year stemmed from communities' opposition to infrastructure development, and to logging and mining operations run by ...

The industries causing the climate crisis and attacks against defenders

It has become clear that the unaccountable exploitation and greed driving the climate crisis is also driving violence against land and ...

The violent erasure of land and environmental defenders

In some cases, the relatives of activists are targeted or caught up in violence. Though these cases of lethal attacks are less common, a third ...

'Simply Unacceptable': Nearly 200 Environmental Defenders Killed ...

"Governments cannot stand idly by; they must take decisive action to protect defenders and to address the underlying drivers of violence against ...

Philippines Worst in Asia for Killings of Environmental Defenders

Global Witness released a report on Tuesday that again showed the alarming level of violence against land and environmental defenders in the ...

Environmental Defenders are Under Threat. Here's what USAID Can ...

Many are women or Indigenous, and these groups suffer disproportionate amounts of violence. In 2021, Indigenous People were subject to over 40 ...

Why Is Violence Against Environmental Activists on the Rise?

And it's growing. Activists often receive threats, which are initially ignored by authorities and escalate to intimidation by violence or even ...

Environment Defenders Face New Wave of Oppression

While people committing violent common crimes like assault could avoid being sent to jail, activists have been sent to maximum security prisons ...

Report warns of rising violence against environmental defenders in ...

The country is seeing a rise in violence against environmental defenders, who suffer everything from intimidation to kidnapping to murder.

Rising violence against environmental activists threatens us all | SEI

Though these events have taken place worldwide, most of the violence against these environmental defenders have been recorded in Latin America, ...

Murders of environment and land defenders hit record high

Murders of environment and land defenders hit a record high last year as the violent resource grab in the global south continued unabated ...

What can stop environmental activism from being so deadly? - Devex

Despite the risks, the increasing violence won't put activists off their task of protecting their environment, believes Laura Furones, senior ...

Environmental conflicts and defenders: A global overview

Environmental defenders employ largely non-violent protest forms. •. Indigenous environmental defenders face significantly higher rates of violence. •.

2020 was the deadliest year for environmental activists. Here's why.

Sampayo's experience isn't unique. Environmental leaders are enduring increasing levels of violence. According to the latest annual report from ...

Leaders in the Americas Must Protect Defenders of the Environment

Their tragic deaths are indicative of a larger pattern of violence and intimidation. Environmental defenders have long faced threats, harassment ...

Nearly 200 environmental defenders killed in 2023, marking another ...

“As the climate crisis accelerates, those who use their voice to courageously defend our planet are met with violence, intimidation, and murder, ...

Why Aren't Countries Reporting Environmental Defender Killings?

But in the six years since the SDGs were approved, violence perpetrated against human rights defenders, specifically land and environmental ...

The Death Squads Hunting Environmental Defenders - In These Times

In These Times tracked violence against environmental defenders from 2014 to 2024 in 10 hotspot countries. Using the same methodology as a State ...

It Was The Deadliest Year Ever For Land And Environmental Activists

The group is calling for urgent action and recommends that companies and governments be "held to account for violence against land and ...

A global analysis of violence against women defenders in ... - Nature

Women environmental defenders face retaliation for mobilizing against extractive and polluting projects, which perpetrate violence against ...