Quien destruye la naturaleza, también ataca a sus defensores/as

A statement by Friends of the Earth International arguing that biodiversity loss and human rights violations are driven by the same corporate mechanisms, specifically within extractive and agro-industrial sectors. The text calls for a legally binding international instrument to regulate transnational corporations, asserting that voluntary corporate sustainability commitments are insufficient to protect nature and its defenders.

• The document asserts that the destruction of biodiversity and human rights violations are not separate crises but are part of the same system driven by corporate needs for land, water, forests, and subsoil wealth. It specifically names oil companies Chevron and TotalEnergies, mining companies Vale and BHP Biliton, and agro-industrial company Unilever as entities requiring these resources.
• Corporate 'development' often involves breaking the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and local communities and their ecosystems, frequently without real consent. When communities resist, the document states that leaders face intimidation, criminalization, imprisonment, legal harassment, aggression, and murder.
• Environmental defenders are being killed at an alarming rate, with the document reporting that in 2023, one person was killed every two days. These attacks are characterized as attempts to undermine the collective right of a people to defend their territory and ecosystems.
• The text argues that voluntary corporate commitments—such as sustainability reports, zero-deforestation pledges, and corporate social responsibility—are 'facade' measures that allow for impunity and do not change the underlying business models of dispossession and destruction.
• To end the cycle of ecological destruction and repression, the document calls for the conclusion and application of a legally binding international instrument to regulate transnational corporations regarding human rights, arguing that the Convention on Biological Diversity must address corporate greed in extractive industries.

APA

Marien, N. (2026). Quien destruye la naturaleza, también ataca a sus defensores/as. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/quien-destruye-la-naturaleza-ataca-sus-defensores/

Chicago

Marien, Nele. Quien destruye la naturaleza, también ataca a sus defensores/as. Friends of the Earth International, 2026. https://www.foei.org/es/quien-destruye-la-naturaleza-ataca-sus-defensores/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Marien |first1=Nele |title=Quien destruye la naturaleza, también ataca a sus defensores/as |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=22 May 2026 |url=https://www.foei.org/es/quien-destruye-la-naturaleza-ataca-sus-defensores/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{marien2026quien, author = {Marien, Nele}, title = {{Quien destruye la naturaleza, también ataca a sus defensores/as}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2026}, month = may, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/quien-destruye-la-naturaleza-ataca-sus-defensores/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }