Fuelling oppression
An Emirati-backed oil project is sparking conflict on India's Konkan coast
Climate of fear
TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa
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Statement | April 18, 2024 Concern grows for Tanzanian communities opposing TotalEnergies’ oil pipeline
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Statement | April 12, 2024 Justice restored after historical ruling upheld in retrial for murder of four Indigenous leaders
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Blog Post | March 04, 2024 Honduras: why urgent action is still needed in one of the deadliest places to defend the planet
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Press Release | February 06, 2024 ADNOC-backed Indian oil project tainted by allegations of land grabs, oppression and journalist's murder
Investigations
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Article | February 07, 2024 Fuelling oppression
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Long Read | December 04, 2023 Climate of fear
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Long Read | September 13, 2023 Standing firm
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Article | May 30, 2023 Scarred for Life
Press releases
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Press Release | February 06, 2024 ADNOC-backed Indian oil project tainted by allegations of land grabs, oppression and journalist's murder
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Press Release | December 04, 2023 French giant TotalEnergies implicated in intimidation of communities affected by controversial oil pipeline
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Press Release | September 14, 2023 Two Filipino environmental advocates violently abducted after opposing controversial airport project
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Press Release | September 13, 2023 Almost 2,000 land and environmental defenders killed between 2012 and 2022 for protecting the planet
Blogs
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Blog Post | March 04, 2024 Honduras: why urgent action is still needed in one of the deadliest places to defend the planet
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Blog Post | January 24, 2024 Attacks against West Africa’s defenders have been invisible for too long. That’s about to change
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Blog Post | December 11, 2023 Land and environmental defenders protect our planet – but they cannot halt climate change without access to justice
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Blog Post | November 16, 2023 The Saweto trials cannot lead to another missed opportunity for justice in the murder of four Peruvian Indigenous leaders
Policy Briefings
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Briefing Document | April 28, 2020 Responsible Sourcing
Land and environmental defenders: annual report archive
Since 2012, we have reported annually on killings of land and environmental defenders around the world.
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
Philippines
Duterte’s broken promises are leaving activists at the mercy of business at all costs in the Philippines, the country with the most killings of land and environmental defenders in 2018
Brazil
The climate-critical Amazon rainforest is under major threat from destructive agribusiness. Brazil is also one of the deadliest countries in the world for land and environmental defenders, many of them from indigenous communities