Report | September 13, 2021
Last line of defence
2020 was once again the most dangerous year on record for people defending their land and our planet
Challenging abuses of power to protect human rights and secure the future of our planet
Investigations and advocacy to achieve climate justice and safeguard civic freedoms. Find out more about our work
Top stories
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Raw html page In numbers: Lethal attacks against defenders since 2012
Explore our full dataset to find out where killings of defenders are occurring, which industries are responsible, and how this violence has changed over time
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Article How Facebook’s ad targeting may be in breach of UK equality and data protection laws
Facebook users in the UK may be excluded from viewing job ads based on protected characteristics, such as gender and age. Does Facebook think job candidates #DeserveToBeFound?
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Report Jade and Conflict: Myanmar’s Vicious Circle
Myanmar’s military and armed groups tightened their grip on the country’s lucrative jade trade even as the previous civilian government worked to reform the industry, with the coup threatening to further increase jade-linked conflict and corruption
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Article Algorithm of harm: Facebook amplified Myanmar military propaganda following coup
A month after Myanmar’s military seized power, we found that Facebook’s own page recommendation algorithm was amplifying content that violated many of its own policies on violence and misinformation
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Blog post The supply chain linking beef to Amazon deforestation, with banks’ backing
How famous financial institutions bankrolling beef traders incentivise a chain of activity that links the destruction of vital rainforest to the food in our shops
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Raw html page How long would your local park survive deforestation?
If your local park was destroyed at the rate of trees lost in tropical ecosystems, how quickly would it disappear? Find out now.
About us
Our world is in crisis: climate breakdown, corporations too powerful to hold to account and democracies teetering on the brink.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Our goal is a more sustainable, just and equal planet. We want climate-critical forests and biodiversity to thrive and fossil fuels to stay in the ground. We want corporations to respect the planet and human rights, governments to protect and listen to their citizens, and the online world to be free from misinformation and hate.
Standard Index | May 19, 2021
Annual report 2020: time for a climate revolution
Today our mission of protecting the planet’s vital resources remains as critical as ever, but our ambition has grown. Find out about our impacts from the past 12 months, how our work is evolving and our plans for the future.
Latest Investigations
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Report | September 13, 2021 Last line of defence
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Article | September 09, 2021 How Facebook’s ad targeting may be in breach of UK equality and data protection laws
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Report | June 29, 2021 Jade and Conflict: Myanmar’s Vicious Circle
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Article | June 28, 2021 The Big Tech business model poses a threat to democracy
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Article | June 23, 2021 Algorithm of harm: Facebook amplified Myanmar military propaganda following coup
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Article | June 07, 2021 Under the spotlight: Chinese banks' risky agribusiness portfolio
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Article | May 20, 2021 Corporate connections and Twitter tricks: tracking a social media smear campaign in DRC
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Article | May 04, 2021 Hot under the collar
Latest explainers
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Blog Post | June 04, 2021 How Land and Environmental Defenders Protect the Planet, and How We Can Protect Them
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Blog Post | June 02, 2021 The supply chain linking beef to Amazon deforestation, with banks’ backing
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Article | March 04, 2021 Why natural gas is dangerous for the climate
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Article | March 21, 2020 How banks, deforestation and the climate crisis are linked
Report | July 29, 2020
Defending Tomorrow
Our annual report into the killings of land and environmental defenders in 2019 shows the highest number yet have been murdered in a single year
