Investigations and advocacy for climate justice & civic freedoms
WEB5 days ago · As the climate crisis intensifies, a new initiative aims to bring environmental activists, defenders and community voices to the heart of climate discussions. Find the facts. Expose the story. Change the system. Help us to carry out more hard-hitting investigations and to shine a light on abuses of power …
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.
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.
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.
How does the Loss and Damage Fund work for climate justice?
WEB1 day ago · At COP29, delegates will debate the details of a loss and damage fund, a money pot that will help climate-vulnerable countries front the costs of climate damages. The future of climate justice hinges on these negotiations. Its success will depend on how readily those who have contributed the lion’s share of the world’s greenhouse gas ...
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 2022: Rising to the challenge of a world in crisis
WEBOct 6, 2023 · Foreword from Mike Davis, Global Witness CEO. Share. 2022 began amidst a global pandemic and swiftly brought a brutal new war that made it harder for people all over the world to pay for their energy and their food. It saw threats to democracy and civic freedoms on all continents; in many cases amplified by the insidious power of social media.
Barclays’ $1.7bn tied to Indigenous land invasion | Global Witness
WEB5 days ago · British bank Barclays earned $1.7 billion from financing Brazilian meat giant JBS over the last five years as the company’s operations contributed to the invasion and destruction of an Indigenous territory in Brazil, an investigation led by climate organisation Global Witness can reveal.. Barclays emerged as the largest creditor to JBS’s global operations, with the highest income generated ...
Related to Land and environmental defenders - Global Witness
WEB11th October, 2022 - Colombia has yesterday ratified the Escazú Agreement, just days after Global Witness revealed that the country is one of the world’s deadliest for land and environmental defenders with 322 killed over the last ten years.
Annual report 2020: time for a climate revolution - Global Witness
WEBAll over the world, the industries reliant on exploiting the planet – from logging companies to Big Oil and the financial institutions that bankroll them – are using a range of distraction techniques to delay or prevent the kind of action we need to stop the worst impacts of climate breakdown: the droughts, the flooding, the wildfires, the transformation of thriving land into desert.