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- In the last 10 years, 322 Land and #EnvironmentalDefenders were murdered in Colombia. Activists like Óscar and Yuli are targeted for protecting their communities' land and water from damaging oil extraction. Next week, the 🇨🇴 Congress can change this. This is how 👇🏽
00:00 - ⚫️Seven years ago on this day, the #ParisAgreement on climate change was adopted. Since then (and until December 2021) over 1000 land & #EnvironmentalDefenders from around the world have been murdered, our global data shows. Here are their names.
00:00 - NEW: Last year, 212 Land and #EnvironmentDefenders were murdered whilst defending their homes, their land and the environment against climate-wrecking projects. 2019 was the deadliest year on record. ow.ly/UWzi50AKqJg
00:00 - A major European company is illegally exploiting the #rainforest in the #DRC, damaging our global climate and undermining local communities. WATCH:
00:00 - 📣 BREAKING: We’ve filed a greenwashing complaint with @SECGov about @Shell misleading investors on its energy transition efforts. A big chunk of Shell’s so-called renewables investment goes to climate-wrecking gas 🔥 gwitness.org/3JtDAEW
- 🔴BREAKING Over 600 #FossilFuel lobbyists have been granted access to the #COP27 climate talks – that’s 25% more than last year. The UN needs to kick big polluters out if it's serious about delivering #ClimateAction. #PeopleNotPolluters gwitness.org/COP-lobbyists
- NEW 🔴 200 land & #EnvironmentalDefenders were killed in 2021, nearly four people per week. This is just the tip of the iceberg, defenders are frequently targeted with violence, intimidation and criminalisation. #DefendTheDefenders gwitness.org/defenders
00:00 - 🔴BREAKING If the #FossilFuel industry were a country, it would have by far the largest number of delegates at #COP26 A real problem for a vital conference that has left way too many voices out - and supposed to be focused on urgent #ClimateAction gwitness.org/3BWuKrw
- The world is more dangerous than ever for #EnvironmentDefenders protecting our planet – new report: bit.ly/2thWkfT
00:00 - NEW | French oil giant @TotalEnergies is fuelling Russian military attacks on Ukrainian civilians from their joint-owned Siberian gas fields, our latest investigation shows. It's time for Total to stop putting profit above peace. #FossilFuelsFundWar gwitness.org/3AJjDFb
- 👏 Defending our environment is not a crime👏 👏 Defending our environment is not a crime👏 👏 Defending our environment is not a crime👏 👏 Defending our environment is not a crime👏 👏 Defending our environment is not a crime👏 👏 Defending our environment is not a crime👏
- Money laundering! Narco cash! What went on at Trump Ocean Club Panama? Don’t ask @realDonaldTrump bit.ly/2jxsd4K #TrumpInPanama
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