Honoring Land and Water Defenders de Latinoamérica este Día de los Muertos

The statement highlights the high risks faced by environmental defenders in Latin America, noting that 200 deaths were recorded in 2020 alone. It criticizes the lack of effective protection provided by the Escazu Agreement and the 30x30 conservation project, emphasizing that indigenous people and women are disproportionately targeted. The text calls for UN and US government intervention to protect these activists.

• Environmental defenders in Latin America face severe violence and legal threats, primarily from government officials. In 2020, 200 deaths of land and water defenders were recorded in the region, representing a 67% increase compared to 2019.
• Violence against earth protectors disproportionately affects women, femme-presenting individuals, and indigenous peoples. While indigenous peoples comprise 5% of the global population, they accounted for one-third of all fatal attacks on land and water protectors in 2020.
• As of December 2021, there were 156 pending cases against land and water protectors, with Peru accounting for the majority at 77 cases. Indigenous people in the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon are disproportionately represented among those criminally prosecuted.
• The document asserts that the Escazu Agreement of April 2020, intended to provide access to information, public participation, and justice, has done little to protect activists. It specifically notes that Chile, Colombia, and Costa Rica have not yet ratified the agreement, leading to sparse legal action against violence.
• The global 30x30 conservation project, which aims to preserve 30% of Earth's lands and oceans by 2030, has been committed to by 100 countries as of June 30, 2022, including several Latin American nations. However, the document claims there is little definitive action to protect the lives of the defenders necessary for these goals.

APA

GreenLatinos (2022). Honoring Land and Water Defenders de Latinoamérica este Día de los Muertos. GreenLatinos. https://www.greenlatinos.org/honoring-land-and-water-defenders-de-latinoamerica-este-dia-de-los-muertos/

Chicago

GreenLatinos. Honoring Land and Water Defenders de Latinoamérica este Día de los Muertos. GreenLatinos, 2022. https://www.greenlatinos.org/honoring-land-and-water-defenders-de-latinoamerica-este-dia-de-los-muertos/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{greenlatinos2022honoring, author = {GreenLatinos}, title = {{Honoring Land and Water Defenders de Latinoamérica este Día de los Muertos}}, publisher = {GreenLatinos}, year = {2022}, month = oct, url = {https://www.greenlatinos.org/honoring-land-and-water-defenders-de-latinoamerica-este-dia-de-los-muertos/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }