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The criminalisation of land and environmental defenders in Asia Tools to silence land and environmental defenders globally are on the rise. In Asia, detentions and criminalisation of defenders are becoming increasingly common. Patterns in the types of laws being used are starting to emerge. Here we analyse these and...

The criminalisation of land and environmental defenders in Asia
->Global Witness | #Land #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from BigEarthData.ai

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An Average Week in 2024: Three Environmental Defenders Murdered or Disappeared On a November morning, Julia Chuñil, 72, strode through her cabin door in Chile’s lush Los Ríos region in search of missing livestock, with her dog Cholito by her side. They never returned. As president of her Indigenous Mapuche community,...

An Average Week in 2024: Three Environmental Defenders Murdered or Disappeared
->Inside Climate News | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from BigEarthData.ai

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Documenting killings and disappearances of land and environmental defenders Every year, Global Witness works with partners to gather evidence, verify and document every time a land and environmental defender is killed or disappeared. Our methodology follows robust criteria, yet undocumented cases pose challenges when it comes to analysing data...

Documenting killings and disappearances of land and environmental defenders
->Global Witness | #Land #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from BigEarthData.ai

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At least 146 land and environmental defenders killed or disappeared globally in 2024 At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or disappeared* around the world last year defending their land, communities or the environment, a new report by Global Witness reveals. Today the investigative organisation published its annual report on land...

At least 146 land and environmental defenders killed or disappeared globally in 2024
->Global Witness | #Land #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from BigEarthData.ai

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Historic Inter-American Court Ruling: A Game-Changer for Environmental Defenders? This opinion was originally published by Inter Press Service News Agency and can be found here. Para leer en español haga click aquí. Publicado el 11 de septiembre de 2025. By Luisa Gómez, Senior Attorney at the Center for International...

Historic Inter-American Court Ruling: A Game-Changer for Environmental Defenders?
->Center for International Environmental Law | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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“Rangers are the last defence against climate change”: an interview with Environmental Defenders' Keepers of the Wild “The window of opportunity has not closed — we can still repair this land.” That’s according to Robert Agenonga, 33, who is a team member at Environmental Defenders — the World Land Trust partner and environmental justice organisation that protects...

“Rangers are the last defence against climate change”: an interview with Environmental Defenders' Keepers of the Wild
->World Land Trust | #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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Online harassment is putting environmental defenders at risk “We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”...

Online harassment is putting environmental defenders at risk
->The Daily Climate | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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Online abuse of environmental defenders harms climate action And in November 2024, around the time of the US election, a Global Witness investigation found that Meta’s moderation systems were struggling to keep pace with hate speech, allowing abuse to flourish on US Senate candidates’ pages. However, instead of...

Online abuse of environmental defenders harms climate action
->Global Witness | #EnvironmentalDefender #ClimateAction | More info from EcoSearch

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When corporate bullies try to silence environmental defenders From Standing Rock to the courtroom: a dangerous precedent In September 2016, the world watched as the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, environmental defenders, concerned citizens, religious leaders and thousands of Indigenous and climate justice activists mobilised against the construction of...

When corporate bullies try to silence environmental defenders
->Greenpeace | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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Why the Escazú Agreement matters for land and environmental defenders in the Caribbean Attacks on land and environmental defenders in the Caribbean have often been overshadowed by the dangers faced by defenders in mainland Latin America, but protecting their rights is just as crucial for preserving the environment Across the world, people who...

Why the Escazú Agreement matters for land and environmental defenders in the Caribbean
->Global Witness | #Land #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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Environmental defenders targeted in 75 per cent of human rights attacks, report finds More than 6,400 attacks against human rights defenders were reported between 2015 to 2024, according to a new report from the nonprofit Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC). “That’s close to two attacks every day over the past 10...

Environmental defenders targeted in 75 per cent of human rights attacks, report finds
->Eco-Business | #HumanRights #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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Global crackdown on environmental defenders leaves thousands attacked or missing “We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”...

Global crackdown on environmental defenders leaves thousands attacked or missing
->The Daily Climate | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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IUCN Director General's statement on the loss of environmental defender in Guatemala Marco Antonio Zuleta Quevedo, a park ranger and forest firefighter at the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve and a collaborator with the IUCN Member organization Defensores de la Naturaleza, was found dead on the night of May 9, after...

IUCN Director General's statement on the loss of environmental defender in Guatemala
->International Union for Conservation of Nature | #EnvironmentalDefender #Nature #Iucn | More info from EcoSearch

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We’ve had the honor of working with Semia through @toxicsfree.bsky.social (IPEN) and as a speaker from the Association of Environmental Education for Future Generations.
Congratulations, Semia! Your courage inspires us all. 💪🕊️🌟
#EnvironmentalDefender #Ecosolidarity #Ecofeminist

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Environmental defenders in rural areas face deadly threats with little protection “We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”...

Environmental defenders in rural areas face deadly threats with little protection
->The Daily Climate | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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An Unprecedented Opportunity: The Forum for Environmental Defenders in the Caribbean By Luisa Gomez Betancur, Senior Attorney at the Center for International Environmental Law, and Alexandra Cólon-Amil, Communications Campaign Specialist at the Center for International Environmental Law. Latin America and the Caribbean is the most violent region in the world for...

An Unprecedented Opportunity: The Forum for Environmental Defenders in the Caribbean
->Center for International Environmental Law | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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Break Free From Plastic Condemns North Dakota Court Ruling Against Greenpeace as an Attack on Indigenous Peoples' Rights, Environmental Defenders, ...

Break Free From Plastic Condemns North Dakota Court Ruling Against Greenpeace as an Attack on Indigenous Peoples' Rights, Environmental Defenders,
->Break Free from Plastic | #EnvironmentalDefender #Plastic #IndigenousPeople | More info from EcoSearch

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Meet the environmental defenders of the Philippines - ThinkLandscape In the heart of the Sierra Madre, the longest and most biodiverse mountain range in the Philippines, Indigenous youth from the Dumagat-Remontado community are fighting to safeguard their ancestral land and cultural heritage. Stretching across Luzon, the country’s largest island,...

Meet the environmental defenders of the Philippines - ThinkLandscape
->Think Landscape | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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Storytelling in the spotlight - Environmental Defenders Office Rob Law has been tackling environmental, climate change and sustainability challenges for not-for-profit organisations, local and state governments, and universities for over 25 years. Rob produces the Planet Talks program for WOMADelaide festival and is also a writer and celebrated...

Storytelling in the spotlight - Environmental Defenders Office
->Environmental Defenders Office | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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Mexico environmental activist was murdered

Despite being under the protection mechanism for his work defending land and territory, Cristino Castro Perea was deprived of his life in Oaxaca #Oaxaca #EnvironmentalDefender #CristinoCastro #Justice #HumanRights

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Exonerated environmental defenders to face murder retrial in El Salvador Five Salvadorian environmental defenders who were exonerated of bogus civil war charges will face retrial this week amid growing evidence of political interference. Miguel Ángel Gámez, Alejandro Laínez García, Pedro Antonio Rivas Laínez, Antonio Pacheco and Saúl Agustín Rivas Ortega,...

Exonerated environmental defenders to face murder retrial in El Salvador
->The Guardian | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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EU: 160+ CSOs, human rights & environmental defenders, trade unions and climate activists call out against 'Omnibus' proposal EU: A call for smart implementat...

EU: 160+ CSOs, human rights & environmental defenders, trade unions and climate activists call out against 'Omnibus' proposal
->Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | #HumanRights #EnvironmentalDefender #ClimateChange | More info from EcoSearch

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Tigre Gente calls for support for environmental defender Marcos Uzquiano | IUCN NL The team behind the documentary Tigre Gente calls for international attention for the situation of Marcos Uzquiano, a prominent park ranger and head of Protection at the Beni Ecological Station in Bol...

Call for international attention for the situation of a #Bolivian #EnvironmentalDefender facing severe reprisals and human rights violations after revealing illegal activities threatening the area’s biodiversity and communities.
www.iucn.nl/en/nieuws/ti...

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Southeast Asia's environmental defenders on the frontline Across Southeast Asia, environmental defenders and journalists are navigating an increasingly hostile landscape: arrest and interrogation, threats of violence, blatant disregard for the law, bureaucratic obstacles and deliberate legal ambiguity. These are not isolated incidents but part of a growing...

Southeast Asia's environmental defenders on the frontline
->Eco-Business | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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Standing Together for Grassroots Environmental Defenders (STAND) For more than 40 years, WRI has been working to create a world where we can meet people’s needs while addressing climate change and protecting nature. With your gift of support today, we can continue to meet this challenge head-on...

Standing Together for Grassroots Environmental Defenders (STAND)
->World Resources Institute | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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This society lauded a police officer who lied and cheated and ruined lives. At last, a reckoning | George Monbiot As a ‘spy cop’, Bob Lambert callously betrayed innocent women. The official inquiry must ask harsh questions of him – and the state, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

There is so much that is disturbing about these revelations. An #environmentaldefender we know just nailed how to describe it in one sentence: “Words are beyond me to describe the spaghetti tendrils of horror this exposes”

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Over 250 Activists, Rights Groups Seek Immediate Release of 6 'Environmental Defenders' in J&K

Over 250 Activists, Rights Groups Seek Immediate Release of 6 'Environmental Defenders' in J&K
->Newsclick | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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Norwegian Embassy is concerned for environmental defenders in the Philippines The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Manila has raised concerns about the safety of environmental defenders in the Philippines. On their Facebook page, they shared a statement that coincides with a report from the international NGO Global Witness. This report reveals...

Norwegian Embassy is concerned for environmental defenders in the Philippines
->ScandAsia | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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Open Global Rights on creating pathways for environmental defenders in the trickiest places Grassroots environmental defenders are building a variety of strategic, community-based approaches to environmental justice. Global actors can do more to support their work write Rebecca Iwerks & Ye Yinth & Otto Saki on 14 October 2024 in Open Global Rights...

Open Global Rights on creating pathways for environmental defenders in the trickiest places
->Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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Governments and corporations are intensifying pressure on environmental defenders
->The Daily Climate | #EnvironmentalDefender | More info from EcoSearch

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