Record number of environmental activists murdered – By Claire Marshall (BBC News) / Sept 12 2021
A record number of activists working to protect the environment and land rights were murdered last year, according to a report by a campaign group.
227 people were killed around the world in 2020, the highest number recorded for a second consecutive year, the report from Global Witness said.
Almost a third of the murders were reportedly linked to resource exploitation – logging, mining, large-scale agribusiness, hydroelectric dams and other infrastructure.
The report called the victims “environmental defenders” killed for protecting natural resources that need to be preserved, including forests, water supplies and oceans.
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