Defenders Pay the Price for Land | Charlotte News

Last year, 124 land and environmental defenders were murdered worldwide—mostly Indigenous, farmers, or Afro-descendants—with Latin America bearing the brunt, especially Colombia and Brazil. Though global killings dipped for the second year, danger persists as many cases go unreported and criminal networks entangle with resource exploitation. In Brazil, killings surged over 100%, driven by illegal logging and farming in the Amazon, while the Philippines saw its highest toll outside Latin America. Yet communities are rising up, deploying patrols and alerts to shield their lands—because when governments fail, defenders become frontline heroes at great personal cost. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.wsoctv.com/news/world/latin-america/73Z5I7TPSQ7B3HDSMXQPHWMBIA/ More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/842e4535ebbb02e6 Report issues to [email protected].