🗣️ Reflections from our East Africa Feminist School on Land & Nature Commons in Nairobi, Kenya. ✊🏾🌱
#LandIsLife #LandRights #EnvironmentalDefenders #ecofeminism
#LandIsLife #LandRights #EnvironmentalDefenders #ecofeminism
November 5, 2026 at 7:18 AM
🗣️ Reflections from our East Africa Feminist School on Land & Nature Commons in Nairobi, Kenya. ✊🏾🌱
#LandIsLife #LandRights #EnvironmentalDefenders #ecofeminism
#LandIsLife #LandRights #EnvironmentalDefenders #ecofeminism
✊🏾 Voices from the Women-centred Land Learning Exchange in Morogoro, Tanzania 📢🗣️
🌱 Hosted by Green Conservers in partnership with WoMin and KINNAPA, the exchange was a space for solidarity + strengthening women's land rights and community power. 🌍
#landcommons #EnvironmentalDefenders #ClimateJustice
🌱 Hosted by Green Conservers in partnership with WoMin and KINNAPA, the exchange was a space for solidarity + strengthening women's land rights and community power. 🌍
#landcommons #EnvironmentalDefenders #ClimateJustice
October 29, 2026 at 11:04 AM
✊🏾 Voices from the Women-centred Land Learning Exchange in Morogoro, Tanzania 📢🗣️
🌱 Hosted by Green Conservers in partnership with WoMin and KINNAPA, the exchange was a space for solidarity + strengthening women's land rights and community power. 🌍
#landcommons #EnvironmentalDefenders #ClimateJustice
🌱 Hosted by Green Conservers in partnership with WoMin and KINNAPA, the exchange was a space for solidarity + strengthening women's land rights and community power. 🌍
#landcommons #EnvironmentalDefenders #ClimateJustice
2,375 environmental defenders killed since 2012
~75% last year were Indigenous people or small-scale farmers defending their land
Global Witness warns numbers likely higher, hidden by intimidation in conflict zones & countries silencing civil society
#EnvironmentalDefenders
#IndigenousRights
~75% last year were Indigenous people or small-scale farmers defending their land
Global Witness warns numbers likely higher, hidden by intimidation in conflict zones & countries silencing civil society
#EnvironmentalDefenders
#IndigenousRights
Killing of Environmental Defenders Reflects Power Struggle Over World’s Resources
LONDON & SRINAGAR, India, September 16 (IPS) - At least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed around the world in 2025 while protecting forests, rivers, farmland and Indigenous territories, according to a new report by Global Witness that warns violence against activists remains widespread even as recorded killings have declined from previous years.
www.globalissues.org
September 16, 2026 at 9:26 PM
2,375 environmental defenders killed since 2012
~75% last year were Indigenous people or small-scale farmers defending their land
Global Witness warns numbers likely higher, hidden by intimidation in conflict zones & countries silencing civil society
#EnvironmentalDefenders
#IndigenousRights
~75% last year were Indigenous people or small-scale farmers defending their land
Global Witness warns numbers likely higher, hidden by intimidation in conflict zones & countries silencing civil society
#EnvironmentalDefenders
#IndigenousRights
Governments Should Protect Environmental Defenders from Violence and Repression www.hrw.org/news/2026/08... #governments #EnvironmentalDefenders #LandProtectors #Indigenous #murder #CriminalizingActivism #activism
Governments Should Protect Environmental Defenders from Violence and Repression
As space for environmental advocacy rapidly shrinks, Indigenous peoples, climate activists, and land defenders increasingly face harassment, criminalization, and repression for protecting lands, ecosy...
www.hrw.org
September 11, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Governments Should Protect Environmental Defenders from Violence and Repression www.hrw.org/news/2026/08... #governments #EnvironmentalDefenders #LandProtectors #Indigenous #murder #CriminalizingActivism #activism
3/10 #Mexico | Más de 11.000 hectáreas fueron deforestadas, el 80% sin autorización de cambio de uso de suelo. Más de 125 cenotes y cuevas del sistema de acuíferos de Yucatán presentan daños que consideramos irreversibles. #HumanRights #EnvironmentalDefenders
September 2, 2026 at 7:56 PM
3/10 #Mexico | Más de 11.000 hectáreas fueron deforestadas, el 80% sin autorización de cambio de uso de suelo. Más de 125 cenotes y cuevas del sistema de acuíferos de Yucatán presentan daños que consideramos irreversibles. #HumanRights #EnvironmentalDefenders
Nature gives us clean air, water, and healthy soil that gives us food. Protecting it means protecting our future. Our communities are doing exactly that. They are standing up for their land and their environment. #ClimateJustice #landrights #EnvironmentalDefenders #EHRDs
From the air we breathe to the water we drink to the soil that grows our food – humanity’s health depends on nature & biodiversity.
It’s time to reflect on this vital bond and the importance of making peace with nature.
It’s time to reflect on this vital bond and the importance of making peace with nature.
August 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Nature gives us clean air, water, and healthy soil that gives us food. Protecting it means protecting our future. Our communities are doing exactly that. They are standing up for their land and their environment. #ClimateJustice #landrights #EnvironmentalDefenders #EHRDs
We must enable environment defenders to put forward solutions that can lead us out of the climate crisis.
Read more about the Escazú Agreement: osf.to/4i13X4d
#OpenSociety #HumanRights #EscazúAgreement #EnvironmentalDefenders #ClimateCrisis #COP30
Read more about the Escazú Agreement: osf.to/4i13X4d
#OpenSociety #HumanRights #EscazúAgreement #EnvironmentalDefenders #ClimateCrisis #COP30
The Escazú Agreement: Reimagining Democracy in the Face of Climate Crisis
The Escazú Agreement enshrines protections for citizens in Latin America and the Caribbean, the world’s deadliest region for environmental defenders. But many obstacles remain to enforce action on the...
osf.to
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
We must enable environment defenders to put forward solutions that can lead us out of the climate crisis.
Read more about the Escazú Agreement: osf.to/4i13X4d
#OpenSociety #HumanRights #EscazúAgreement #EnvironmentalDefenders #ClimateCrisis #COP30
Read more about the Escazú Agreement: osf.to/4i13X4d
#OpenSociety #HumanRights #EscazúAgreement #EnvironmentalDefenders #ClimateCrisis #COP30
Join us on day 1 at #RightsCon #RightsCon2025!
www.apc.org/en/news/apc-...
#DigitalRights #DigitalSecurity #EnvironmentalDefenders #ResponsibleAI
www.apc.org/en/news/apc-...
#DigitalRights #DigitalSecurity #EnvironmentalDefenders #ResponsibleAI
February 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
As negotiations wrap up at #cop29baku, human rights organisations are calling on state and non-state actors to uphold commitments to address the root causes of climate crises.
www.apc.org/node/40435
#climatejustice #EnvironmentalDefenders
www.apc.org/node/40435
#climatejustice #EnvironmentalDefenders
COP29: Uphold rights and access to justice for land and environmental defenders and communities resisting root causes of climate crises
As negotiations wrap up at the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, APC, Intervozes – Coletivo Brasil de Comunicação Social, Indigenous Peoples Rights Internat...
www.apc.org
November 22, 2024 at 3:53 PM
As negotiations wrap up at #cop29baku, human rights organisations are calling on state and non-state actors to uphold commitments to address the root causes of climate crises.
www.apc.org/node/40435
#climatejustice #EnvironmentalDefenders
www.apc.org/node/40435
#climatejustice #EnvironmentalDefenders
As negotiations wrap up at #COP29 in Baku, human rights organisations are calling on state and non-state actors to uphold commitments to address the root causes of climate crises.
www.apc.org/en/pubs/cop2...
#ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalDefenders
www.apc.org/en/pubs/cop2...
#ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalDefenders
COP29: Uphold rights and access to justice for land and environmental defenders and communities resisting root causes of climate crises
As negotiations wrap up at the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, APC, Intervozes – Coletivo Brasil de Comunicação Social, Manila Observatory KLIMA Centre an...
www.apc.org
November 21, 2024 at 5:58 AM
As negotiations wrap up at #COP29 in Baku, human rights organisations are calling on state and non-state actors to uphold commitments to address the root causes of climate crises.
www.apc.org/en/pubs/cop2...
#ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalDefenders
www.apc.org/en/pubs/cop2...
#ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalDefenders
People are dying just for trying to protect their land and rivers.
3 every single week.
📌 Source: Global Witness 2023
Who's protecting the protectors? 👇
#thetruthhurts #environmentaldefenders #globalwitness #humanrights #facts #truth #wakeup #justice
3 every single week.
📌 Source: Global Witness 2023
Who's protecting the protectors? 👇
#thetruthhurts #environmentaldefenders #globalwitness #humanrights #facts #truth #wakeup #justice
June 17, 2026 at 9:29 AM
People are dying just for trying to protect their land and rivers.
3 every single week.
📌 Source: Global Witness 2023
Who's protecting the protectors? 👇
#thetruthhurts #environmentaldefenders #globalwitness #humanrights #facts #truth #wakeup #justice
3 every single week.
📌 Source: Global Witness 2023
Who's protecting the protectors? 👇
#thetruthhurts #environmentaldefenders #globalwitness #humanrights #facts #truth #wakeup #justice
Despite warnings, Irish authorities failed to oppose a discovery order that aids a company suing an activist for defamation, based on his complaint of harassment. The case could deter others from reporting corporate misconduct. #EnvironmentalDefenders #WhistleblowerProtection
June 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Despite warnings, Irish authorities failed to oppose a discovery order that aids a company suing an activist for defamation, based on his complaint of harassment. The case could deter others from reporting corporate misconduct. #EnvironmentalDefenders #WhistleblowerProtection
🌍🔍 Our member Green Armenia has launched “Advancing Anti-SLAPP Measures in Armenia” — exposing lawsuits used to silence #EnvironmentalDefenders, journalists, and civic activists.
📄 SLAPP Report
🗂️ Cases database
🎥 Video testimonies
Check out Tehmine's story 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipjm...
📄 SLAPP Report
🗂️ Cases database
🎥 Video testimonies
Check out Tehmine's story 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipjm...
Թեհմինե Ենոքյան․SLAPP դատեր
YouTube video by Green Armenia
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🌍🔍 Our member Green Armenia has launched “Advancing Anti-SLAPP Measures in Armenia” — exposing lawsuits used to silence #EnvironmentalDefenders, journalists, and civic activists.
📄 SLAPP Report
🗂️ Cases database
🎥 Video testimonies
Check out Tehmine's story 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipjm...
📄 SLAPP Report
🗂️ Cases database
🎥 Video testimonies
Check out Tehmine's story 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipjm...
Report on regional consultations with environmental defenders by Michel Forst UN Special Rapporteur on
#EnvironmentalDefenders under the #AarhusConvention unece.org/sites/defaul...
#EnvironmentalDefenders under the #AarhusConvention unece.org/sites/defaul...
unece.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Report on regional consultations with environmental defenders by Michel Forst UN Special Rapporteur on
#EnvironmentalDefenders under the #AarhusConvention unece.org/sites/defaul...
#EnvironmentalDefenders under the #AarhusConvention unece.org/sites/defaul...
Greetings. I'm an Assistant Prof of #Geography (Climate & #Sustainability) at Heriot-WattU (Scotland). My keywords are #EnvironmentalJustice, #PoliticalEcology, #Climate #AbyaYala, #EnvironmentalDefenders, #LandRights, #RadicalCare
🧵w a few of my publications so they're here. DM if you need access
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November 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Greetings. I'm an Assistant Prof of #Geography (Climate & #Sustainability) at Heriot-WattU (Scotland). My keywords are #EnvironmentalJustice, #PoliticalEcology, #Climate #AbyaYala, #EnvironmentalDefenders, #LandRights, #RadicalCare
🧵w a few of my publications so they're here. DM if you need access
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Bail denied again.
Today, female environmental activists appeared in court but were denied the right to apply for bail. The magistrate claimed the case is "at an advanced stage." They have been remanded again until November 6, 2025.
#JusticeDelayed #EnvironmentalDefenders
Today, female environmental activists appeared in court but were denied the right to apply for bail. The magistrate claimed the case is "at an advanced stage." They have been remanded again until November 6, 2025.
#JusticeDelayed #EnvironmentalDefenders
October 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Bail denied again.
Today, female environmental activists appeared in court but were denied the right to apply for bail. The magistrate claimed the case is "at an advanced stage." They have been remanded again until November 6, 2025.
#JusticeDelayed #EnvironmentalDefenders
Today, female environmental activists appeared in court but were denied the right to apply for bail. The magistrate claimed the case is "at an advanced stage." They have been remanded again until November 6, 2025.
#JusticeDelayed #EnvironmentalDefenders
Constructive meeting with @michelforst.bsky.social, Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders under the #AarhusConvention. #Environmentaldefenders must be provided with a safe & enabling environment to carry out their vital work on promoting & protecting human rights relating to the environment.
March 25, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Constructive meeting with @michelforst.bsky.social, Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders under the #AarhusConvention. #Environmentaldefenders must be provided with a safe & enabling environment to carry out their vital work on promoting & protecting human rights relating to the environment.
People protecting our planet and indigenous lands continue to face high risks in their work, a recent report finds. #environmentaldefenders
Environmental defenders remain among world’s most targeted activists
A new report found that environmental defenders are increasingly encountering overlapping networks of government officials, corporations, criminal groups and private security forces.
grist.org
July 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
People protecting our planet and indigenous lands continue to face high risks in their work, a recent report finds. #environmentaldefenders
Hosted Andrea Sempértegui from Whitman College yesterday. Her talk - Fighting Extractivism as War: Mujeres Amazónicas' Forest Politics in Ecuador - was amazing. Check out the work of this fantastic scholar and activist! #environmentaldefenders #amazon
www.andreasempertegui.com
www.andreasempertegui.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Hosted Andrea Sempértegui from Whitman College yesterday. Her talk - Fighting Extractivism as War: Mujeres Amazónicas' Forest Politics in Ecuador - was amazing. Check out the work of this fantastic scholar and activist! #environmentaldefenders #amazon
www.andreasempertegui.com
www.andreasempertegui.com
In a vote on Day 3 of #AarhusPRTRsMoPs, Parties to #AarhusMoP8 have elected @michelforst.bsky.social to continue his mandate on his second term as Special Rapporteur on #EnvironmentalDefenders under the #AarhusConvention, to which he will continue to do his work "impartially and conscientiously."
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In a vote on Day 3 of #AarhusPRTRsMoPs, Parties to #AarhusMoP8 have elected @michelforst.bsky.social to continue his mandate on his second term as Special Rapporteur on #EnvironmentalDefenders under the #AarhusConvention, to which he will continue to do his work "impartially and conscientiously."
Special Rapporteur on #EnvironmentalDefenders @michelforst.bsky.social expressed appreciation to everyone who has shared testimonies. He highlights the importance of the role of the mandate to follow up these discussions, particularly by raising these issues directly with governments.
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Special Rapporteur on #EnvironmentalDefenders @michelforst.bsky.social expressed appreciation to everyone who has shared testimonies. He highlights the importance of the role of the mandate to follow up these discussions, particularly by raising these issues directly with governments.
In the context of increasingly constricted civic space and #EnvironmentalDefenders being marginalized, @michelforst.bsky.social underscores that such mechanisms that can speak for them is essential to give them strength to continue what they do: protect present & future generations and the planet.
November 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
In the context of increasingly constricted civic space and #EnvironmentalDefenders being marginalized, @michelforst.bsky.social underscores that such mechanisms that can speak for them is essential to give them strength to continue what they do: protect present & future generations and the planet.
Highlighting the main forms of threats that #EnvironmentalDefenders face from criminal investigations, verbal & physical threats to SLAPPS & abuses, SR Michel Forst reminds all that all such threats "prevent the rights valued by the Convention by those Parties to the Convention."
November 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Highlighting the main forms of threats that #EnvironmentalDefenders face from criminal investigations, verbal & physical threats to SLAPPS & abuses, SR Michel Forst reminds all that all such threats "prevent the rights valued by the Convention by those Parties to the Convention."
It's Day 3⃣ of #AarhusPRTRsMoPs!
As delegates return to plenary to advance the work, the meeting commences with the report of the UNECE #AarhusConvention Special Rapporteur Michel Forst on the protection of #EnvironmentalDefenders.
▶️ unece.org/info/Environ...
As delegates return to plenary to advance the work, the meeting commences with the report of the UNECE #AarhusConvention Special Rapporteur Michel Forst on the protection of #EnvironmentalDefenders.
▶️ unece.org/info/Environ...
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
It's Day 3⃣ of #AarhusPRTRsMoPs!
As delegates return to plenary to advance the work, the meeting commences with the report of the UNECE #AarhusConvention Special Rapporteur Michel Forst on the protection of #EnvironmentalDefenders.
▶️ unece.org/info/Environ...
As delegates return to plenary to advance the work, the meeting commences with the report of the UNECE #AarhusConvention Special Rapporteur Michel Forst on the protection of #EnvironmentalDefenders.
▶️ unece.org/info/Environ...
Whistleblower Reveals Colombia’s Oil Spill Coverups
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
#Oil #oilandgas #Oilspills #Colombia #Ecopetrol #GranTierraEnergy #Amerisur #GeoPark #EnvironmentalDefenders
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
#Oil #oilandgas #Oilspills #Colombia #Ecopetrol #GranTierraEnergy #Amerisur #GeoPark #EnvironmentalDefenders
Whistleblower Reveals Colombia’s Oil Spill Coverups | OilPrice.com
Colombia’s oil industry faces growing outrage over decades of environmental destruction and human rights abuses in the Amazon, as whistleblowers and indigenous communities demand accountability.
oilprice.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Whistleblower Reveals Colombia’s Oil Spill Coverups
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
#Oil #oilandgas #Oilspills #Colombia #Ecopetrol #GranTierraEnergy #Amerisur #GeoPark #EnvironmentalDefenders
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#Oil #oilandgas #Oilspills #Colombia #Ecopetrol #GranTierraEnergy #Amerisur #GeoPark #EnvironmentalDefenders