Latin America accounted for 105 of the 124 land and environmental defenders killed worldwide in 2025 -- nearly 85% of the ...
A 33% drop in forest loss across the region drove a global improvement, but uncertainty surrounding Brazil’s elections and ...
FILE - Demonstrators hold signs with images of environmental defenders during the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 20, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File) (AP Photo/Joshua A.
Latin America launches a model ecocide law to criminalise severe environmental destruction, ensuring senior decision-makers are held accountable. A vital step.
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Madre Tierra: Indigenous environmental defenders in Latin America are fighting for their land
Along the Pacific Coast of Mexico, in the indigenous community of Santa María de Ostula in the state of Michoacán, the Sierra Mancira mountain range rises. Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador who ...
Lawyers and environmentalists from Latin America unveiled a model law this week that punishes severe environmental harm by ...
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – An international operation coordinated by INTERPOL has dismantled environmental crime networks ...
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Latin America accounted for 85% of environmental defender killings in 2025, report says
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — At least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed around the world last year, with Latin America accounting for 85% of the deaths as conflicts over land and natural ...
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