Investigations and advocacy for climate justice & civic freedoms
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Change the system. Help us to carry out more hard-hitting investigations and to shine a light on abuses of power destroying the climate and eroding civic freedoms. The closure of Meta’s transparency tool CrowdTangle is the latest move by social media companies to restrict access to data for researchers, journalists and policymakers.
About us - Global Witness
WEBWe alert the world to ‘blood diamonds’ fuelling civil war in Angola and across Africa, thrusting the practices of the global diamond industry into the spotlight. The campaign leads to the establishment of the precedent-setting Kimberley Process diamond certification scheme and to Global Witness being co-nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.
Annual report 2021: our case for change | Global Witness
WEBAug 17, 2022 · Resource Library. Resource Global Witness annual report 2021 Download resource. 2021 saw a redoubling of our efforts to work better in partnership with organisations, campaigning groups and activists from across the climate movement, but particularly across the Global South and most affected regions.
Annual report 2022: Rising to the challenge of a world in crisis
WEBOct 6, 2023 · Foreword from Mike Davis, Global Witness CEO. Share. 2022 began amidst a global pandemic and swiftly brought a brutal new war that made it harder for people all over the world to pay for their energy and their food. It saw threats to democracy and civic freedoms on all continents; in many cases amplified by the insidious power of social media.
Global Witness reports 227 land and environmental activists …
WEBMonday 13 September, 2021 – A report released today reveals that 227 land and environmental activists were murdered in 2020 for defending their land and the planet. That constitutes the highest number ever recorded for a second consecutive year. As the climate crisis deepens, forest fires rampage across swathes of the planet, drought destroys farmland, and floods leave thousands dead, the ...
Global Witness annual reports
WEBGlobal Witness has always been bold and innovative in the way we work. This year’s annual report showcases some of the techniques our campaigners have used to find the facts, expose the story and change the system. Find out how we achieved systemic change last year and in previous years - by downloading or viewing our annual reviews online.
Last line of defence - Global Witness
WEBIn Mexico, we documented 30 lethal attacks against land and environmental defenders in 2020, a 67% increase from 2019. Logging was linked to almost a third of these attacks, and half of all the attacks in the country were directed against Indigenous communities. Impunity for crimes against defenders remains shockingly high – up to 95% of ...
Global Witness records the highest number of land and …
WEBJul 29, 2020 · The NGO’s annual report also shed a light on the urgent role land and environmental defenders play in fighting climate breakdown, opposing carbon intensive and unsustainable industries that are accelerating global warming and environmental damage. It points to how, under increased crackdown and surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the protection of these activists is all the ...
A deadly decade for land and environmental activists - with a …
WEB29th September 2022, London - Since 2012, Global Witness has been gathering data on the killings of land and environmental defenders.In that time, a grim picture has come into focus – with evidence suggesting that as the climate crisis intensifies, violence against those protecting their land and our planet remains persistent.
Annual report 2020: time for a climate revolution - Global Witness
WEBSpotlight on impact. We have achieved a lot in 2020, both in terms of tangible changes to legislation and in building the foundations for our longer-term campaigns. Here we have highlighted 10 of our most significant impacts from the last 12 months: 1. New legislation in the UK to tackle deforestation in supply chains.
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