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Celebrating the women who are protecting the planet
Women land and environmental defenders are absolutely vital to the fight against the climate crisis. In every region of the world, women defenders take leadership roles in action against mining, logging, agribusiness and other destructive industries
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Four years since Berta Cáceres’ assassination, Honduran defenders face greater danger than ever
Despite the international outcry that followed Berta’s murder, the Honduran government is consistently failing in its duty to protect its own citizens
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President Macron says he cares about forests – but will he put France’s money where his mouth is?
As things stand, French banks’ behaviour will continue to undermine France’s global climate commitments. President Macron has the tools to stop this happening
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A tale of two indabas: Cape Town’s parallel mining conferences and ‘the new scramble for Africa’
In Cape Town this week, two very different conferences on the mining sector have been taking place. The division between the two events underscores two sides of the mining sector
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If the EU is committed to tackling deforestation, it should not let finance off the hook
An effective regulatory tool based on due diligence will be crucial tackling the EU’s role in the global deforestation crisis and should not let finance off the hook.
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New Chinese rules on illegal timber could help safeguard the world’s climate critical forests
Whilst many countries around the world have adopted legislation to tackle the trade in illegal timber, China has been a notable absence
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Funding Fossil Fuels Overseas is Not Climate Leadership
BBC Newsnight report shines important light on UK funding fossil fuels abroad
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Opening the floodgates of corporate money in the US
One of the many outcomes of unlimited corporate money pouring into US politics over the last 10 years has been the way Big Oil & Gas has gotten to make the rules in Washington – at the expense of the public good.
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Against all odds: the criminalisation of land rights activists in Guatemala
Guatemalan land defender Abelino Chub Caal spoke to Global Witness about his experience of being criminalised for taking a stand against damaging agribusiness
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Goldman Sachs has set a new path – but will others now follow?
Goldman Sachs has started to distant itself from fossil fuels - but is that enough?
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