Tag: Environmental Defenders
Philippine groups honor environmental defenders, reaffirm call for ecological justice
The event honored individuals and grassroots organizations who have taken extraordinary actions to safeguard natural resources
SPOTLIGHT: Water over Troubled Forests
With climate change threatening their lands, the Indigenous Pulangiyen people are rebuilding Bendum's forests and restoring life-giving water to their ancestral home.
Philippines tops Asia in deaths of environmental defenders, says new report
The Philippines has been identified as the deadliest country for environmental defenders in Asia, according to the latest Global Witness report.
The Global Witness report...
Nearly 200 land and environment defenders killed in 2023, says NGO
"Activists and their communities are essential in efforts to prevent and remedy harms caused by climate-damaging industries"
Prosecutors play videos of environmental activists at Cambodian trial
Seven of the activists are from the environmental group Mother Nature. They are facing charges that they insulted Cambodia’s king
Anti-mining activists killed in alarming numbers under Duterte
What has also continued – despite the killing of environmental defenders like Chad – is the advocacy work of environmental defenders
A 13-year fight for justice in Philippine activist’s murder
Ortega was a passionate defender of Palawan's environment, home to beautiful beaches, stunning coral reefs, and biodiverse forests
‘I feel safe’: the school for environmental defenders
Environmental defenders worldwide are battling intimidation and violence, with one killed every two days last year
Philippine dam projects threaten ‘sacred’ place of worship, devotion
Fight for environmental protection will never cease until projects that threaten a place of worship and devotion are scrapped and abandoned
Indonesian Indigenous woman among 2023 winners of ‘Nobel’ for environmentalists
Delima traveled from village to village and educated communities about laws that support the recognition of Indigenous peoples’ rights
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