The Ecuadorian government is moving to criminalise dozens of those who fight to defend the Amazon forest from deforestation, ...

There are more than 2 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions at stake in Wednesday’s EU vote on new climate laws, Global ...

New Global Witness research exposes glaring contradiction at the heart of forest finance, as Brazil prepares to launch ...

We’re bringing together communities, defenders, journalists and policymakers at COP30 to drive climate justice, expose ...

The TFFF will channel climate finance into global markets to turn profit. Can the same financial actors driving deforestation ...

At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or disappeared* around the world last year defending their land, communities or the environment, a new report by Global Witness reveals. Today ...

When land grabbing banishes communities from their homes, the surrounding environment and biodiversity are left at the mercy of destructive industries Mining is emerging as a major risk factor for ...

Tools to silence land and environmental defenders globally are on the rise. In Asia, detentions and criminalisation of defenders are becoming increasingly common. Patterns in the types of laws being ...

Russian-mined nickel is entering Western markets – including the US, Germany and France – through a sanctions loophole, a new investigation from Global Witness has found. Using shipment data and ...

Julia Francisco Martínez stands at the graveside of her husband Juan, a Honduran Indigenous defender who was found murdered in 2015. Giles Clarke / Global Witness Every year, Global Witness works with ...