Colombia deadliest country for environmentalists in 2023: Report

Colombia Was the Deadliest Country for Environmental Defenders Last Year, Report Finds

Colombia — host of the 2024 United Nations COP16 biodiversity conference — was the deadliest country in the world for environmentalists and defenders of land rights last year, with Global Witness, an advocacy group based in the United Kingdom, reporting a record 79 killed. It was the highest death toll that Global Witness ever recorded for one country in a single year. “The figure is really chilling,” said lead author of the report Laura Furones…

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Global Witness reports an alarming number of environmental defenders were killed in 2023. Governments must do more to protect activists.

Colombia is the World's Deadliest Place for Environmental Activists - teleSUR English

At least 461 defenders of nature were killed in this South American country between 2012 and 2023. On Monday, the administration of President Gustavo Petro acknowledged the “severity” of the situation faced by environmental leaders after a report by the NGO Global Witness identified Colombia as the deadliest nation for environmental activists. RELATED: Venezuelan FM and Colombian Vice FM Meet in Caracas “The national government recognizes the …

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Colombia deadliest country for environmentalists in 2023, rights group says

Colombia, host nation for this year's United Nations COP16 biodiversity conference, was the deadliest country for environmentalists and land rights defenders in 2023, with a record 79 killed, according to UK advocacy group Global Witness.

Almost 200 people killed worldwide last year trying to defend the environment

Nearly 200 environmental and land defenders around the world were murdered in 2023, with Colombia once again the deadliest place for activists, watchdog Global Witness said in a report Tuesday.