LatAm deadliest region for environmental defenders (Sept. 14, 2021)
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Murders of environment and land defenders hit a new record high last year, according to the latest figures released by Global Witness, which show that 227 people were killed in 2020 while trying to protect forests, rivers and other ecosystems that their livelihoods depended on. Indigenous communities, which make up only about 5% of the world's population, bore the brunt of the anti-activist violence, accounting for more than a third of those killed, according to
LatAm deadliest region for environmental defenders (Sept. 14, 2021)
LatAm deadliest region for environmental…
LatAm deadliest region for environmental defenders (Sept. 14, 2021)
Murders of environment and land defenders hit a new record high last year, according to the latest figures released by Global Witness, which show that 227 people were killed in 2020 while trying to protect forests, rivers and other ecosystems that their livelihoods depended on. Indigenous communities, which make up only about 5% of the world's population, bore the brunt of the anti-activist violence, accounting for more than a third of those killed, according to