Nigerian forest defenders see off illegal logging and criminalisation threat, but without stronger law enforcement, risks to ...

Toblerone and Milka maker Mondelez has been courting EU powerbrokers for over a year in an effort to dismantle key ...

After a summer of heatwaves, wildfires and record-breaking temperatures, new polling has revealed the UK public want ...

Global Witness is delighted to announce Audrey Gaughran as its permanent Chief Executive Officer. She will join the organisation in December 2026 Audrey has extensive leadership experience in the NGO ...

Where have over 2,000 tonnes of smuggled conflict coltan gone? These looted minerals come from mines in Rubaya in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which produce 15% of the world’s tantalum, ...

How nickel is mined In Surigao del Sur, nickel is extracted using open-pit strip methods, a process that involves denuding the mountain and stripping away the topsoil and rock. Heavy machinery scoops ...

The EU and US-backed Lobito Corridor railway for critical mineral transport risks driving evictions in a mining region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and leaving vulnerable people open to ...

A farm in the village of Gbordoi, Bong County, Liberia, cleared in 2024. Rice has been planted while the farmer waits for cocoa to grow. Global Witness An investigation by Global Witness links some of ...

Peaceful climate protest is being policed more heavily than far right activism – with environmental activists charged at three times the rate of nationalist agitators, new data obtained by Global ...

Chevron, Exxon and ConocoPhilips among those who donated millions to organise Trump’s inauguration ceremonies Chevron and ExxonMobil were among the fossil fuel companies who donated over $19 million ...

Recent data shows that Chinese banks have become the largest creditors to “forest-risk” companies, after major producing countries Brazil and Indonesia Cattle in Pará State of Brazil. 60% of tropical ...

The jaguar's future looks increasingly uncertain as Big Agribusiness tears down its home in Brazil's tropical forests to make way for cattle ranching Jaguars are key for healthy ecosystems. Gerald ...