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Global Witness is an international NGO established in 1993 that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption, & human rights abuses worldwide. Read the latest comment & updates from the Global Witness team on world issues including human rights & environmental abuses, the climate crisis, and natural resource corruption.
Global Witness Blog
2w ago
Together with Access Now and IPANDETEC, we discuss the online threats facing freedom of expression and climate communication in Latin America and beyond ..read more
Global Witness Blog
2w ago
EU Parliament votes to hold big companies accountable for harm they cause to people and the planet ..read more
Global Witness Blog
3w ago
The sixth UN Environment Assembly was an opportunity to demand more from the mining industry, but a watered down resolution means little was achieved. More must be done to ensure a just energy transition ..read more
Global Witness Blog
2M ago
Whether activists, educators, farmers or caregivers, women play a vital role in protecting the environment. This International Women’s Day, we want to celebrate the women who have inspired our work in climate action ..read more
Global Witness Blog
2M ago
A review of how EU-based banks are pouring billions into deforestation ..read more
Global Witness Blog
2M ago
As we head into our fourth decade of exposing, investigating and ending abuses of power, we want to take a moment to look back at our past 30 years of investigations ..read more
Global Witness Blog
2M ago
Eight years after the murder of Indigenous campaigner Berta Cáceres, Honduras remains one of the world's most dangerous places for defenders. Despite pledges from the country's president, urgent action is still needed ..read more
Global Witness Blog
2M ago
The EU has shared ambitious climate targets for 2040. But question marks remain over how it will sustainably and responsibly source the minerals that will fuel a clean energy transition ..read more
Global Witness Blog
2M ago
The Cerrado faces significant pressures from human activities. Driven by global demand for agricultural products like soybeans and beef, land conversion for large-scale agriculture and cattle ranching is posing a major threat ..read more
Global Witness Blog
3M ago
We're supporting the West African Frontline Grassroot Defenders’ Directory. It's goal is simple, yet powerful: for the first time, it will allow defenders in West Africa to document the attacks they face ..read more