MURDERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS HAVE REACHED WAR-ZONES LEVELS
More than three people are being murdered each week for defending the environment, according to 2018 data from Global Witness. There were 1,558 murders of environmental defenders between 2002 and 2017, of which Indigenous people make up the majority. According to the UN, Indigenous people occupy 1 quarter of the Earth’s land surface, which…
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