Investigations and advocacy for climate justice & civic freedoms
WEBOct 1, 2024 · Our goal is a more sustainable, just and equal planet. We want climate-critical forests and biodiversity to thrive and fossil fuels to stay in the ground. We want corporations to respect the planet and human rights, governments to protect and listen to their citizens, and the online world to be free from misinformation and hate.
About us - Global Witness
WEBWe alert the world to ‘blood diamonds’ fuelling civil war in Angola and across Africa, thrusting the practices of the global diamond industry into the spotlight. The campaign leads to the establishment of the precedent-setting Kimberley Process diamond certification scheme and to Global Witness being co-nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.
Leading collagen manufacturer fuelling deforestation crisis in …
WEB1 day ago · A new investigation by Global Witness links one of the world’s largest collagen producers, Rousselot, to deforestation and Indigenous rights violations in Paraguay's Gran Chaco. Global Witness uncovered a combined 75,000 hectares of deforestation in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco linked to meat giants Minerva Foods and …
Investigations and advocacy for climate justice & civic freedoms
WEBOct 1, 2024 · Our goal is a more sustainable, just and equal planet. We want climate-critical forests and biodiversity to thrive and fossil fuels to stay in the ground. We want corporations to respect the planet and human rights, governments to protect and listen to their citizens, and the online world to be free from misinformation and hate.
Global Witness annual reports
WEBGlobal Witness has always been bold and innovative in the way we work. This year’s annual report showcases some of the techniques our campaigners have used to find the facts, expose the story and change the system. Find out how we achieved systemic change last year and in previous years - by downloading or viewing our annual reviews online.
Road to COP30 - Global Witness
WEBSep 20, 2024 · Our work in the lead up to COP30 will build on Global Witness’s experience over three decades at the intersection of environmental and human rights abuses, working to advocate for government and corporate accountability in accelerating a just energy transition. Uphold democracy and, human rights and …
Global Witness reports 227 land and environmental activists …
WEBMonday 13 September, 2021 – A report released today reveals that 227 land and environmental activists were murdered in 2020 for defending their land and the planet. That constitutes the highest number ever recorded for a second consecutive year. As the climate crisis deepens, forest fires rampage across swathes of the planet, drought destroys farmland, and floods leave thousands dead, the ...
Annual report 2021: our case for change | Global Witness
WEBAug 17, 2022 · Resource Library. Resource Global Witness annual report 2021 Download resource. 2021 saw a redoubling of our efforts to work better in partnership with organisations, campaigning groups and activists from across the climate movement, but particularly across the Global South and most affected regions.
Annual report 2020: time for a climate revolution - Global Witness
WEBSpotlight on impact. We have achieved a lot in 2020, both in terms of tangible changes to legislation and in building the foundations for our longer-term campaigns. Here we have highlighted 10 of our most significant impacts from the last 12 months: 1. New legislation in the UK to tackle deforestation in supply chains.
A deadly decade for land and environmental activists - with a …
WEB29th September 2022, London - Since 2012, Global Witness has been gathering data on the killings of land and environmental defenders.In that time, a grim picture has come into focus – with evidence suggesting that as the climate crisis intensifies, violence against those protecting their land and our planet remains persistent.