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 resources continued to put Indigenous people and small-scale farmers at risk, according to a report released Wednesday. The annual report by environmental and human rights advocacy group Global Witness documented 105 killings in Latin America in 2025. Colombia was the deadliest country for the with...
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- Latin America accounted for 85% of environmental defender killings in 2025, report says
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