Paulo Paulino Guajajara, known as Kwahu, was shot dead following an ambush by loggers. He was a Guardian of the #Amazon , a group of indigenous men from Guajajara tribe who protect territory from loggers. #StopBrazilsGenocide #COP25 #EnvironmentalDefenders medium.com/@survivalinter…
The data is in.
The tropics lost 3.75 million hectares of primary forest in 2021, a rate equivalent to 10 football pitches a minute.
Explore the 2021 #TreeCoverLoss data from UMD GLAD and read expert insights on the #GlobalForestReview .
On 23-24 June an extraordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties to the #AarhusConvention will elect of a Special Rapporteur on #environmentaldefenders
This is a unique new mechanism will help protect these vital environmental actors #humanrights 🎞️ youtu.be/smWyFn3OX90
Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Gurukuls are imparting
#तुलसी_की_महिमा
Tulsi The Wonder Plant is known to enhance livers health which is why it aids in improving the digestion system It Also has Numerous Benefits
#SavePlanetEarth
#EnvironmentalDefenders
#25yearsofsssagcwa
Delighted to join some #EnvironmentalDefenders from across the island of Ireland to give an in person 'Fáilte' to Michel Forst to Dublin as Special Rapporteur for Environmental Defenders under the #AarhusConvention & who is here for high level meeting with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Protest and collective organizing are key ingredients for sustainable and just resource use! Our new paper is out today in GEC. #EnvironmentalDefenders #environmentaljustice sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Four countries in top 10 in #deforestation are in the #Amazon . Of those, #Brazil , #Colombia & #Peru are among the most dangerous in the world for #Indigenous & other #environmentaldefenders . Science says protect @GuardianesBos to protect forests. @UMD_glad Penny Davies David Kaimowitz
In 2021, Colombia was amongst the most dangerous countries for environmental activism.
At least 33 #EnvironmentalDefenders were killed.
Happening this week: Parties to the #AarhusConvention will gather to elect the world’s first Special Rapporteur on #EnvironmentalDefenders , a landmark for #EnvironmentalDemocracy , #HumanRights and #EnvironmentalRights
🎥 100 days of peaceful protest turned violent in Thoothukudi, India, with 16 people killed and more than 100 injured. 5 years on, families call for justice to prevent more attacks against people protecting their rights.
This is the reality for #EnvironmentalDefenders globally.
At Maitighar today demanding #Justice forDilip ✊
Our demands⬇️
1. Give justice for Dilip
2. Strict punishment to murderers of Dilip
3. Ban all the illegal crushers across Nepal
4. Declare Dilip an 'Environmental Martyr'
#EnvironmentalDefenders #DefendtheDefenders #Justice
1/Our book is in print! #EnvironmentalDefenders : Deadly struggles for life and territory
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And just like that, the drainage is a bin.🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ You wonder how some humans brain function 🥴🥴.
#KeepZambiaClean #EnvironmentalJustice #EnvironmentalDefenders #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice WWF Zambia
Throwback to my first conference presentation this year, discussing the EnvironmentalJustice Atlas at the #EnvironmentalDefenders conference in an all female panel last month. ICTA-UAB
You're not a real climate activist until you've protested fossil fuels by wearing a polyester dress made from petroleum oil. #EnvironmentalDefenders
It was a real privilege to speak at this fantastic event in Belfast today. Extremely refreshing to see so much bravery and solidarity in one room. EJNI #EnvironmentalDefenders #EnvironmentalJustice
Truly delighted to have been able to congratulate Michel Forst in person on his election as Special Rapporteur for #EnvironmentalDefenders under the Aarhus Convention Rapid Response Mechanism, together with the Irish delegation to the ExMoP from DECC #Aarhus policy unit.
Thread: We're conducting a nationwide survey on psycho-social experiences of exclusion, silencing, participation, and threats against #environmentaldefenders in #SouthAfrica If these issues resonate with you, please consider participating here: bit.ly/psychej
Listening to voices from near and far; Chas Jewett of #LakotaStandingRock Water Protectors, Cormac McAleer of Save Our #Sperrins , Dean Blackwood, Alison Hough and the Stop the Drill: #Woodburn Forest Campaign🌍🌱
Recycling alone is not enough to #BeatPlasticPollution !
Creating a circular economy for plastic is critical to tackling the triple planetary crisis and improving lives for everyone, everywhere.
Ahead of #WorldEnvironmentDay , see how you can be part of the solutions:
#UNEA has not stayed silent!
We commemorated the more than 1000 #environmentaldefenders killed in the last ten years.
We claim our #RightToAHealthyEnvironment .
Thank you Global Witness Center for International Environmental Law Earthworks Earthjustice Major Groups at UNEA @unep Women's Major Group
With EEB
ExMoP3 begins today- Parties to the #AarhusConvention are taking a stand for #HumanRights & #EnvironmentalDemocracy with election of the Special Rapporteur on #EnvironmentalDefenders , protecting those on the frontlines of the fight for a clean, healthy and sustainable environment
