Indigenous land defenders face rising threats amid push for minerals
Miguel Guimaraes, a Shipibo-Konibo leader, has spent his life protesting palm oil plantations and other…
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How Planetary Defenders Planned to Stop That City-Killer Asteroid
In mid-February 2025 astronomers announced that 2024 YR4—a recently discovered asteroid big enough to severely…
Earth911 Inspiration: Nature Needs Defenders
Activist and author Edward Abbey documented decades of attacks on the desert Southwest, writing in…
‘Living under this constant threat’: Environmental defenders face a mounting mental health crisis
This story is published in partnership with Mutante and El Espectador. It was supported by…
UN puts spotlight on attacks against Indigenous land defenders
This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led collaboration…
Louisiana’s new governor is one of the fossil fuel industry’s biggest defenders
Climate change looms larger in Louisiana than it does almost anywhere else in the United…