Colombia: Country with the Highest Number of Environmental Activist Murders in 2020

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Monavia Ayu Rizaty 14/09/2021 14:30 WIB
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A Global Witness report reveals that 227 environmental activists worldwide were murdered in 2020. Nearly one-third of these killings were linked to resource exploitation issues, ranging from logging and mining to hydropower, large-scale agribusiness, and other infrastructure projects.

Colombia recorded the highest number of environmental activist deaths globally in 2020, with 65 cases. Mexico followed with 30 deaths, and the Philippines with 29. Brazil and Honduras reported 20 and 17 deaths, respectively.

Deforestation was the sector with the highest number of recorded killings of environmental activists, at 23 cases. The majority of these occurred in Brazil, Nicaragua, Peru, and the Philippines.

Indigenous communities, often at the forefront of climate change advocacy, were the most affected, accounting for one-third of the total cases.

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