As the world's leading owner of transition mineral production, China must keep the energy transition green. Can it solve ...

The reported legal liabilities from complaints faced by meat giant JBS have more than tripled from US $1.8 billion as of June 2023 to $6.9 billion at the end of 2024, new findings from Global Witness ...

The EU’s flagship law to save forests is set to come into effect at the end of 2025 – and new data from Global Witness shows just how much of a difference it will make. If introduced on time, the law ...

Next week, scientists, negotiators and government attaches gather in Bonn for the halfway point to COP30 – a critical moment to decide the agenda for the Brazil conference. One issue in particular has ...

Ahead of Wednesday’s spending review, the chancellor faces tough choices on public spending, including whether to maintain funding for flood defences beyond 2026. Her decision won’t just affect flood ...

Global Witness is celebrating the decision by a Municipal Trial Court in the Philippines to dismiss state-brought defamation charges against Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro on 5 June 2025. The two women ...

Attacks on land and environmental defenders in the Caribbean have often been overshadowed by the dangers faced by defenders in mainland Latin America, but protecting their rights is just as crucial ...

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The mining industry has a long legacy of exploitation, human rights abuses and environmental destruction, with Global Witness’s own history rooted in exposing the blood diamond trade. This time, we’re ...

While we at Global Witness were familiar with the targeting of our partners as they were defending their land and environment, the murder of our former colleague, Wutty, prompted us to confront a ...

In 2012 Kaloti likely sourced at least 20 tonnes of gold linked to armed groups in Darfur, Sudan, scene of a long-running conflict and alleged genocide, and it continued to buy gold potentially linked ...

The multi-million dollar timber smuggling operation in Cambodia is driving rare trees to extinction. Find out how we're campaigning to stop illegal logging. This eight-month investigation recorded ...