Photo by Khalid Alshehri on Unsplash Killings of environmental advocates around the world hit a record high in 2020 A record number of environmental activists were killed in 2020, according to the latest accounting by a U.K.-based advocacy group that puts the blame squarely on extractive industries, including agribusiness and logging.
Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash Young climate activists from across world urge UK and UN to act on killings of environmental defenders Young climate activists from across the world are calling on leaders to urgently act on the killing and harassment of environmental defenders.
Politics Renewable energy firms urged to clean up act on human rights A new benchmark shows big firms have poor policies on respecting land rights and supporting displaced communities.
Politics Activists fighting for their lands swept up in Philippines crackdown A security crackdown in the Philippines targeting an armed communist insurgency has swept up environmental and land defenders.
Causes www.latimes.com A Philippines grandmother fought to get a toxic coal stockpile out of her neighborhood. Three bullets stopped her Gloria Capitan was shot to death last summer after campaigning against a coal stockpile. That was only the beginning.
