On average, a defender was killed every other day in 2022
“The bullish promotion of extractive industries and environmentally unsustainable infrastructure calls for stronger action of environmental defenders and communities affected,” said Rodne Galicha, executive director of Living Laudato Si and one of the Sibuyan residents who oppose mining.
In Palawan, a team of para-enforcers that confiscate chainsaws and other equipment that enable massive logging had suffered a number of losses. Recently, two female environmental activists preparing for relief operations and engaged in anti-reclamation campaigns were “Governments around the world must urgently address the senseless killings of those who stand up for our planet, including for the protection of its most precious ecosystems which have a critical role to play in tackling the climate emergency,” said Suresh.
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