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Philippines still ranked 3rd worldwide on environmental defender deaths

As Global Witness release their 2023 annual Environmental Rights Defenders report, Standing Firm – On the frontline of defending their environment, the Philippines maintains its place with the highest number of environmental defenders killed in Asia, and the deadliest country for environmental defenders outside of Latin America – a shameful 3rd place worldwide. Global Witness points […]

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Runaway Risk

PROTESTS AGAINST DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN MANILA BAY, PHILIPPINES 2022 Dutch companies will profit from a new Philippines airport project being built at a high cost to communities and the environment  DOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION OF THIS PAGE Executive summary The Philippines, which consists of over 7,600 islands in the Pacific Ocean, is one of the

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