The Most Dangerous Countries For Environmental Activists

At least 50 environmental activists or defenders are thought to have been killed so far in 2018 while protecting land or natural resources, according to The Guardian and Global Witness. Last year, 197 deaths were recorded worldwide with many of them occurring in remote villages deep within mountain ranges or rainforests. Indigenous communities in particular have been hit hard. Between 2014 and 2017, Brazil was the worst countries for murders of environmentalists with 145 killed in total.