Tag: Global Witness NGO

• Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 12:16 UTC

  Latin America, most dangerous region for environment defenders, Global Witness report

  

  Latin America is the most dangerous region in the world for environmental defenders, according to a new report released by the Global Witness NGO on Wednesday. The environmental crime watchdog said at least 177 landdefenders were killed worldwide last year. One in five of them were murdered in the Amazon rainforest.