Latin America launches a model ecocide law to criminalise severe environmental destruction, ensuring senior decision-makers are held accountable. A vital step.
FILE - Demonstrators hold signs with images of environmental defenders during the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 20, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File) (AP Photo/Joshua A.
Strategic litigation has become a crucial tool to hold business accountable for human rights abuse. Companies around the ...
Along the Pacific Coast of Mexico, in the indigenous community of Santa María de Ostula in the state of Michoacán, the Sierra Mancira mountain range rises. Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador who ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Eduwin Calambas Fernandez, coordinator of Kiwe Thegnas, which refers to Indigenous Guard in the Nasa Yuwe language, in ...
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 ...
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, ...