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Environmental defenders being killed in record numbers globally, new research reveals | Environment | The Guardian

2.8.17

Environmental defenders being killed in record numbers globally, new research reveals | Environment | The Guardian: “There is an epidemic now, a culture of impunity, a sense that anyone can kill environmental defenders without repercussions, eliminate anyone who stands in the way. It [comes from] mining, agribusiness, illegal logging and dam building.”

Mexican indigenous leader and opponent of illegal logging Isidro Baldenegro L�pez was killed in January.

In May, farmers in Brazil’s Maranh�o state attacked an indigenous settlement, hacking with machetes at the hands of their victims in another land conflict that left more than a dozen in hospital. There have also been killings of environmental defenders and attacks on others in Colombia, Honduras, Mexico and many other countries since the new year.


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