»2020 wurden 227 Umweltschützer ermordet – so viele wie noch nie«

In 2020, Global Witness recorded 227 murdered land and environmental defenders – making it once again the most dangerous year on record for people defending their homes, land and livelihoods, and the ecosystems vital for biodiversity and the climate.

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We know that beyond killings, many defenders and communities also experience attempts to silence them, with tactics like death threats, surveillance, sexual violence, or criminalisation – and that these kinds of attacks are even less well reported. 

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Colombia was once again the country with the highest recorded attacks, with 65 defenders killed in 2020.

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