Climate One interviewed Alfred Brownell, Laura Furones of Global Witness, Nicole Figueiredo de Oliveira of Instituto Internacional Arayara, and Dr. Sarah Benn — four climate activists who refuse to be silenced.

The film follows Howilhkat Freda Huson and Sleydo’ Molly Wickham as their nation reoccupies and protects their ancestral lands from the Canadian government and several of the largest fossil fuel companies on earth.

Global Climate Legal Defense launched the report and a photo exhibit of environmentalists persecuted by governments and the fossil fuel industry at the close of last month’s Climate Week NYC.

CliDef has launched a new report and photo essay, “The Dangerous Lives of Climate Defenders,” during Climate Week in New York City.

During Climate Week, CliDef spoke with Alejandra Ancheita, who shared her insights and experiences in defending human rights on the frontlines in Mexico.

CliDef has led the coordination effort of an incredible ground team to secure the release of Stephen Kwikiriza, a Ugandan climate defender.

CliDef has led the coordination effort of an incredible ground team to secure the release of Stephen Kwikiriza, a Ugandan climate defender.

CliDef calls on Canada to halt the deportation of Zain Haq, a 23-year-old Vancouver-based and Pakistani-born climate defender.

A Kampala court dropped charges against nine student climate activists who were detained last year for protesting a planned crude oil pipeline that would connect Uganda’s landlocked oil fields to the eastern coast of Tanzania. 

CliDef announced a COP28 legal protection center to support the safety of climate activists attending the UN climate conference in Dubai. 

Listen to CliDef Executive Director Betsy Apple, who was interviewed for the podcast, Drilled.

CliDef has launched a global legal network for climate defenders to provide direct legal services to climate activists attending or acting around COP27