Since 2023, at least 30 environmentalists and Indigenous rights defenders have been murdered in this Central American country. On Thursday, Honduran Human Rights Secretary Angelica Alvarez denounced the murder of environmental activist Juan Silva, 70, and his son Juan Silva, 20, in the mountainous area of Santa Cruz de Soroguara, in the department of Francisco […]

The environmental activists warned that exceeding 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels will trigger catastrophic cycles. On Monday night, two activists from the group ‘Just Stop Oil’ disrupted a performance of The Tempest, starring actress Sigourney Weaver, to demand that the British government end fossil fuel burning by 2030. RELATED: The Ocean Surface is Warming Four […]

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 […]