Killing of Environmental Defenders Reflects Power Struggle Over World’s Resources By Umar Manzoor Shah Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Killing of Environmental Defenders Reflects Power Struggle Over World’s Resources By Umar Manzoor Shah LONDON & SRINAGAR, India, Sep 16 2026 (IPS) - At least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed around the world in 2025 while protecting forests, rivers, farmland and Indigenous territories, according to a new report by Global Witness that warns violence against activists remains widespread even as recorded killings have declined from previous years. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/09/killing-of-environmental-defenders-reflects-power-struggle-over-worlds-resources/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -