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People protecting nature and land set up self-defence units amid threat of murder

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Guardian
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What happened

Defenders of forests and rivers killed at rate of one every three days in 2025, with 85% of deaths in Latin America Nature and land defenders were murdered at the rate of one every three days last year, prompting many communities to set up self-defen…

Key facts

  • Defenders of forests and rivers killed at rate of one every three days in 2025, with 85% of deaths in Latin America Nature and land defenders were murdered at the rate of one every three days last year, prompting many communities to set up self-defen…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:10 UTC.

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