Filters By campaign All Anonymous companies Banks Climate breakdown Corporate accountability Corruption & money laundering Diamonds Digital threats Forests Forest transparency & IFM Forêts Fossil fuels Governments Greenwashing Land and environmental defenders Land Deals Oil, Gas & Mining Personas defensoras Pétrole, gaz et minerais Responsible Minerals Rubber in the Mekong Stop Russian oil Timber Trade Transition minerals By country All Afghanistan Angola Azerbaijan Brazil Cambodia Central African Republic China Congo-Brazzaville D.R. Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe Press release | Oct. 8, 2024 Leading collagen manufacturer fuelling deforestation crisis in Paraguay Global Witness has uncovered alarming connections between the supply chain of one of the world’s largest collagen producers and extensive deforestation and human rights abuses in Paraguay's Gran Chaco region. Press release | Oct. 2, 2024 Proposed delay to EU anti-deforestation law could cause deforestation 14 times the size of Paris The proposed delay would significantly undermine global efforts to combat climate change, releasing carbon emissions equivalent to 188 million long-haul flights Press release | Oct. 2, 2024 Meat giant, JBS, guts human rights commitments and sidesteps climate scrutiny in bid for NYSE listing Thirty eight investors and NGOs urge shareholders to suspend investment in JBS as SEC application delays continue Press release | Sept. 26, 2024 Barclays earned $1.7 billion financing company tied to Indigenous land destruction in Amazon Barclays earned $1.7 billion financing company tied to Indigenous land destruction in Amazon Press release | Sept. 23, 2024 Google ads on far-right website that promotes climate denial, raise close to $1.5 million Google ads on far-right website raise close to $1.5 million Press release | Sept. 10, 2024 More than 2,100 land and environmental defenders killed globally between 2012 and 2023 At least 196 land and environmental defenders were killed last year for trying to protect their homes, community or the planet, according to a new report by Global Witness released today, working in collaboration with global partners. Statement | Aug. 20, 2024 Global Witness condemns escalating arrests of climate campaigners in Uganda A total of 96 cases of people being detained or arrested for opposing the controversial East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) have been reported in the past nine months, with the number of arrests skyrocketing in recent months. Press release | Aug. 16, 2024 UK lawmakers call on Azerbaijan to free LSE academic as courts “freeze’’ case and extend pre-trial detention Twenty-five UK lawmakers have joined campaign groups in calling on the President of Azerbaijan to immediately and unconditionally release renowned economist Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu Statement | Aug. 13, 2024 Philippines Court of Appeals ruling raises concerns over safety of environmental defenders Global Witness strongly condemns the decision by the Court of Appeals in the Philippines to deny the petition for protective writs to two youth land and environmental defenders made yesterday. Press release | Aug. 1, 2024 Shell Q2 2024: Shareholder wealth soars to £18 billion during year of record-breaking heat As Shell today reports Q2 profits of £5 billion ($6.3 billion), Global Witness analysis reveals the firm has paid out £18 billion ($23 billion) to shareholders since June 2023 - the month which marked the start of the world’s first year-long breach of the key 1.5C degree warming limit. Show Next 10
