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People protecting nature and land set upself-defence units amid threat of murder
Defenders of forests and rivers killed at rate of one every three days in 2025, with 85% of deaths in Latin America Nature and land defenders were murdered at the rate of one every three days last year, prompting many communities to set up self-defence units, according to the lat
This is a source-based summary, not original reporting by Ebenezer journalists. Source: The Guardian · Original byline: Jonathan Watts. Ebenezer published 16 Sept 2026, 05:00 am. Editorial policy.
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