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 | July 17, 2017 Land Cambodia Myanmar Statement by Friends of the Earth Europe, Global Witness and Share Action on the interim recommendations of the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) We urge the European Commission (EC) to build upon those recommendations, but also call upon the Expert Group to be bolder and more courageous in the final recommendations to be issued at the end of this year. Press release | Nov. 15, 2016 Land Environmental Activists New report examines how corruption is fuelling widespread land grabbing and human rights abuses A new report launched today takes the most comprehensive look to date at how corruption is fuelling the global land grabbing crisis, which has seen millions of people displaced from their homes and farmland. Press release | Oct. 19, 2016 Land Liberia Will big plantations help Liberians? New economic study shows costs outweigh benefits Liberian study shows plantations do not add up Press release | Oct. 19, 2016 Land Environmental Activists Liberia Palm oil giant Golden Veroleum bulldozes religious sites in Liberia, protected by armed police Fresh revelations coincide with publication of first ever economic analysis of palm oil development in Liberia Press release | Sept. 13, 2016 Land China Public consultation announced on promising Chinese industry guidelines for rubber companies A new set of Chinese draft guidelines to promote responsible business practices for the natural rubber sector has been opened up to public consultation. Press release | Aug. 3, 2016 Land Cambodia Open letter to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen End the persecution of government critics and bring justice for the murder of Kem Ley - an open letter from Global Witness to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen Press release | July 7, 2016 Land Cambodia Cambodian ruling family’s secret stranglehold on economy poses major risk to foreign investors and wreaks havoc on population How Cambodia’s ruling family are pulling the strings on the economy and amassing vast personal fortunes with extreme consequences for the population. Press release | July 6, 2016 Land Joint statement – Urgent re-think of Europe’s financial sector’s direction and purpose needed as new financial lead appointed Urgent re-think of Europe’s financial sector’s direction and purpose needed as new financial lead appointed Press release | May 11, 2016 Land Myanmar Myanmar’s efforts to tackle land grabbing crisis must address the role of the military in perpetuating theft and violence Myanmar’s decision to ramp up efforts to tackle land grabbing is a positive step, but must address the role of the military in the country’s land crisis, which is at the heart of one of the longest civil wars in modern history Press release | April 6, 2016 Land Forests Cambodia Global Witness response: Cambodia pledges major reforms on forest protection Global Witness welcomes an announcement by the Cambodian government that it will turn vast swathes of the country’s imperilled forests into a no-go zone for industry and commercial loggers. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10