9/14/2021 12:00:20 PM | less than a minute read

Record number of environmental activists murdered

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Salvador Allende

Presidente de la República de Chile.

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Salvador Allende

Presidente de la República de Chile.

227 people were killed around the world in 2020, the highest number recorded for a second consecutive year, the report from Global Witness said.

Almost a third of the murders were reportedly linked to resource exploitation - logging, mining, large-scale agribusiness, hydroelectric dams and other infrastructure.

A record number of activists working to protect the environment and land rights were murdered last year, according to a report by a campaign group.

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