List of environmental activists assassinated
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The following is a list of environmental activist assassinated around the world.
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19th century
| Date | Activist name | Country | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 1905 | Guy Bradley | United States | Birds protection |
20th century
| Date | Activist name | Country | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 1905 | Vicente Cañas | Brazil | Protection of Enawene Nawe people land |
| July 21, 1980 | Wilson Pinheiro | Brazil | Preservation of the Amazon rainforest |
| July 10, 1985 | Fernando Pereira | New Zeland | Protest against nuclear testing |
| December 22, 1988 | Chico Mendes | Brazil | Preservation of the Amazon rainforest |
| 6 February 1995 | Jeanette Kawas | Honduras | Protests again palm plantations and dams |
| 10 November 1995 | Ken Saro-Wiwa | Nigeria | nonviolent campaign against environmental degradation caused by crude oil extraction |
21st century
In 21st century more than 1000 environmental activists has being killed.
2003
| Date | Activist name | Country | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2003 | Jane Tipson | Saint Lucia | Conservationist and animal rights activism. |
2005
| Date | Activist name | Country | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 February 2005 | Dorothy Stang | Brazil | Preservation of the Amazon rainforest |
2011
| Date | Activist name | Country | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2011 | José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva | Brazil | Preservation of the Amazon rainforest |
| 16 August 2011 | Shehla Masood | India | RTI and environmental activism |
2012
| Date | Activist name | Country | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 April 2012 | Chut Wutty | Cambodia | Critics of the military's alleged role in illegal logging |
| 11 September 2012 | Hang Serei Odom | Cambodia | Reports about illegal logging industry |
2013
| Date | Activist name | Country | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 March 2013 | Perween Rahman | Pakistan | Reports about illegal logging industry |
| May 31, 2013 | Jairo Mora Sandoval | Costa Rica | Protection leatherback turtle nests |
2014
116 environmental activists were assassinated on 2014.[1] More than two environmentalists were assassinated every week on 2014.[2]
2015
185 environmental activists were assassinated on 2015.[3]
| Date | Activist name | Country | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2015 | Raimundo Santos Rodrigues (and his wife) | Brazil | Environmental rights defender.[4][5][6] |
2016
| Date | Activist name | Country | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 March 2016 | Berta Cáceres | Honduras | Protests against the construction of Agua Zarca Dam. |
See also
- Goldman Environmental Prize
- Environmental activist
- Activism
- Pollution
- Environmental degradation
- Illegal logging
References
- ^ http://grist.org/news/map-116-environmental-activists-were-killed-in-just-one-year/
- ^ http://time.com/3827939/environmental-activists-killed-2014-global-witness/
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/20/environmental-activist-murders-global-witness-report
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/27/why-are-brazils-environmentalists-being-murdered/
- ^ https://news.mongabay.com/2015/04/killings-of-environmental-activists-jumped-by-20-percent-last-year/
- ^ https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/node/917