She was actively involved in protecting 900 hectares of native forest in the Mafil commune. On Monday, the Escazu Now Foundation filed a criminal complaint with the Los Lagos Court of Guarantee regarding the disappearance of the Mapuche indigenous leader Julia Chuñil. RELATED: Mapuche Leader Hector Llaitul’s Health Deteriorates in a Chilean Prison This 73-year-old […]

‘They are being tried in order to silence their struggle and open the doors to extractivism,’ COPINH denounced. On Tuesday, the trial against a group of Salvadoran environmentalists, who are being prosecuted for alleged war crimes committed in 1989, concluded in the Sensuntepeque court. RELATED: El Salvador: Nuclear Reactor by 2030 The activists involved in […]

At least 461 defenders of nature were killed in this South American country between 2012 and 2023. On Monday, the administration of President Gustavo Petro acknowledged the “severity” of the situation faced by environmental leaders after a report by the NGO Global Witness identified Colombia as the deadliest nation for environmental activists. RELATED: Venezuelan FM […]