Murders of environment and land defenders hit record high
by Jonathan Watts from Environment | The Guardian on (#5PF2T)
Figures from Global Witness for 2020 show violent resource grab continued unabated despite pandemic
Murders of environment and land defenders hit a record high last year as the violent resource grab in the global south continued unabated despite the pandemic.
New figures released by Global Witness show that 227 people were killed in 2020 while trying to protect forests, rivers and other ecosystems that their livelihoods depended on.
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