Defenders of the Earth captures the gripping and inspiring stories of activists around the world who are taking on powerful interests to protect our planet. Our presenter is Vanessa Nakate, climate justice activist from Uganda.
Defenders of the Earth
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Defenders of the Earth captures the gripping and inspiring stories of activists around the world who are taking on powerful interests to protect our planet. Our presenter is Vanessa Nakate, climate justice activist from Uganda.
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9/21/2021
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October 20, 2021
Defenders of the Earth: Honduras
A community in Honduras faces criminal prosecution as they take on companies building an open pit mine in a national park. Central to the story are Juan Antonio López and Juana Zúñiga, both activists in Tocoa, Honduras, who want to see their relatives and fellow campaigners released from jail. You'll hear how activists fighting for their legal and environmental rights face intimidation, threats, false imprisonment, and death.
October 13, 2021
Defenders of the Earth: The Philippines
In this episode, we meet Derek Cabe, coordinator of the Coal-Free Bataan Movement, as she continues the work of Gloria Capitan, a murdered activist who was campaigning against coal plants in Bataan province. The Coal-Free Bataan movement opposes a coal storage facility and power plants which they believe polluted their town, sickened families, and covered the coastline in ash.
October 6, 2021
Defenders of the Earth: Liberia
Silas Siakor, the Liberian campaigner who exposed Charles Taylor’s regime’s toxic dependence on the timber trade, continues to campaign against illegal logging. At great personal risk, Silas, along with other activists, collected evidence of falsified logging records, illegal logging practices, and associated human rights abuses, and reported them to the world.
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