Record number of environmental activists murdered

Environmental defenders killed in record numbers in 2020: Report

Three quarters of the killings occurred in Latin America, Global Witness report says; Colombia has the most deaths.

A grim year: record number of environmental defenders killed

They were protecting nature and got killed for it.

Lockdowns didn’t stop 2020 being deadliest year yet for earth defenders

Despite COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns, 2020 set a new record for the deadliest year for land and environmental defenders, Global Witness said Sept. 13. It’s the second year in a row that the death toll reported by the advocacy group was the highest since it began tracking data in 2004. In all, the world saw […]

Report: 2020 is deadliest year for `environmental defenders’

The environmental group Global Witness says at least 227 people died last year defending their homes, land and livelihoods from environmental exploitation as the deepening climate crisis increasingly pits economic interests against local communities

Report: 2020 is deadliest year for `environmental defenders’

LONDON (AP) — The environmental group Global Witness says at least 227 people died last year defending their homes, land and livelihoods from environmental exploitation as the deepening climate crisis increasingly pits economic interests against local communities. The total is the highest since Global Witness began gathering information about attacks on “environmental defenders” in 2012. Almost a third of the deaths were linked to resource explo…

Report: 2020 is deadliest year for `environmental defenders’

LONDON (AP) — At least 227 people died last year defending their homes, land and livelihoods from environmental exploitation as the deepening climate crisis increasingly pits economic interests against local communities, according to data compiled by the environmental group Global…