Environmental killings are murders, assassinations, or other unlawful killings which are linked to environmental issues such as illegal logging, mining, land grabbing, pollution etc.
Victims have included not only environmental and land rights activists, but also members of indigenous communities and journalists who have reported on these issues.
The report blames this level of impunity, together with the lack of attention to the issue, for the rise in the numbers of deaths.
In March 2014, when the United Nations Independent Expert on human rights and the environment, John Knox, presented his first detailed report to the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights obligations relating to environmental protection he stated: “Environmental human rights defenders deserve no less protection than other human rights defenders.”[5][6] Following is a list of the victims of environmental killings by date: In 21st century, more than 1000 environmental activists have been killed.
[citation needed] Every year, more than 100 environmental activists are murdered throughout the world.