Stop killing environmental activists!
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SternAAlbifrons
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Stop killing environmental activists!
Between 2002 and 2017, at least 1,558 people globally were killed while trying to defend land, forest, water or other natural resources from development.
Key points:
-More than 1,500 people have been killed while defending the environment since 2002
-Corruption strongest predicter where people will be killed
-Actual death rates probably higher than reported figures
Indigenous people were disproportionately represented among the dead, often defending land they lived on or relied on for resources.
Others killed included lawyers, journalists, rangers, community activists and leaders.
Sixteen people were killed in Cambodia while resisting environmental destruction between 2002 and 2017.
The research, published in Nature, is based on figures from environmental NGO Global Witness, and researchers said it was unclear if the increasing rate of killings reflected a surge of violence or an increase in reporting.
Link to news report - worth reading.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/201 ... k/11373130
photo, One year commemoration of Chut Wutty's death at the site of his murder in the Cardamoms
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Key points:
-More than 1,500 people have been killed while defending the environment since 2002
-Corruption strongest predicter where people will be killed
-Actual death rates probably higher than reported figures
Indigenous people were disproportionately represented among the dead, often defending land they lived on or relied on for resources.
Others killed included lawyers, journalists, rangers, community activists and leaders.
Sixteen people were killed in Cambodia while resisting environmental destruction between 2002 and 2017.
The research, published in Nature, is based on figures from environmental NGO Global Witness, and researchers said it was unclear if the increasing rate of killings reflected a surge of violence or an increase in reporting.
Link to news report - worth reading.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/201 ... k/11373130
photo, One year commemoration of Chut Wutty's death at the site of his murder in the Cardamoms
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