Inter Press Service: 2015 was the deadliest year on record for the killings of environmental activists around the world, according to a new Global Witness report.
The report, On Dangerous Ground, found that in 2015, 185 people were killed defending the environment across 16 countries, a 59 percent increase from 2014.
"The environment is becoming a new battleground for human rights," Global Witness' Campaign Leader for Environmental and Land Defenders Billy Kyte told IPS.
"Many of these activists are being treated...