Causescommons.wikimedia.org Vanessa Barbara: Bolsonaro said his 'speciality is killing.' He's been true to his word Brazil’s president has the planet in his cross hairs.
Politics www.rcinet.ca Environmental activists face high risk of violence and assassination: study Activists defending their communities against development of extractive industries and land grabs face high rates of criminalization, physical violence and murder around the world, according to a study.
Causes abcnews.go.com Deforestation of Amazon rainforest accelerates amid COVID-19 pandemic An historic assault is being waged on the Amazon rainforest and the indigenous people who have called it home for thousands of years.
Causes www.washingtonpost.com Homero Gomez Gonzalez, Mexico monarch butterfly advocate, disappears Some in Mexico have linked the disappearance of Homero Gómez González to his activism. Others discount a connection.
Causes 207 killed in 2017, the deadliest year for land defenders Scores of protesters were murdered in land disputes in 2017, some at the hands of gangs and governments.
