Investigations and advocacy for climate justice & civic freedoms
3 days ago — Our goal is a more sustainable, just and equal planet. We want climate-critical forests and biodiversity to thrive and fossil fuels to stay in the ground. We want corporations to respect the planet and human rights, governments to protect and listen to their citizens, and the online world to be free from misinformation and hate. Find out more ...
Investigations and advocacy for climate justice & civic freedoms
Oct 17, 2024 — The choices and actions taken at COP16 in Colombia will impact the biodiversity crisis and its link to the climate emergency. Now more than ever, world leaders must take transformative action to deliver their pledges You can update your preferences or unsubscribe at any time at using the footer ...
Global Witness annual reports
Global Witness has always been bold and innovative in the way we work. This year’s annual report showcases some of the techniques our campaigners have used to find the facts, expose the story and change the system. Find out how we achieved systemic change last year and in previous years - by downloading or viewing our annual reviews online.
Annual report 2022: Rising to the challenge of a world in crisis
Oct 6, 2023 — Foreword from Mike Davis, Global Witness CEO. Share. 2022 began amidst a global pandemic and swiftly brought a brutal new war that made it harder for people all over the world to pay for their energy and their food. It saw threats to democracy and civic freedoms on all continents; in many cases amplified by the insidious power of social media.
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We alert the world to ‘blood diamonds’ fuelling civil war in Angola and across Africa, thrusting the practices of the global diamond industry into the spotlight. The campaign leads to the establishment of the precedent-setting Kimberley Process diamond certification scheme and to Global Witness being co-nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.
Azerbaijani population at risk from gas flaring pollution | Global …
2 days ago — Some 880,000 people in COP29 host Azerbaijan live within 5km of a gas flaring site, according to new Global Witness analysis. This means that more than one in every 12 Azeri is likely exposed to powerful pollutants from flaring associated with serious medical problems, including asthma, preterm birth and cancer.. This analysis is higher than previously reported estimates of the Azerbaijani ...
Annual Report 2019: Protecting People and Planet - Global …
In December the US sanctioned two individuals linked to Cambodia’s timber trade, one featured in a 2018 Global Witness report, under the Global Magnitsky Act. Another of our longest-running campaigns is for transparency and accountability in the oil industry, one of the most corrupt sectors on the planet. Last year, the landmark corruption ...
Fossil fuel lobbyists eclipse delegates from vulnerable nations at ...
1 day ago — Fossil fuel lobbyists have received more passes to COP29 than all the delegates from the 10 most climate-vulnerable nations combined (1,033), underscoring how industry presence is dwarfing that of those on the frontlines of the climate crisis. A vast number of fossil fuel lobbyists were granted access to the COP as part of a trade association.
Annual report 2020: time for a climate revolution - Global Witness
Spotlight on impact. We have achieved a lot in 2020, both in terms of tangible changes to legislation and in building the foundations for our longer-term campaigns. Here we have highlighted 10 of our most significant impacts from the last 12 months: 1. New legislation in the UK to tackle deforestation in supply chains.
Annual report 2021: our case for change | Global Witness
Aug 17, 2022 — Resource Library. Resource Global Witness annual report 2021 Download resource. 2021 saw a redoubling of our efforts to work better in partnership with organisations, campaigning groups and activists from across the climate movement, but particularly across the Global South and most affected regions.