🚨BREAKING: 2 BILLION tonnes of emissions are at stake when the EU decides on climate laws this week. Lobbying by big polluters like Shell, TotalEnergies + Exxon is trying to gut the laws. The EU must not let them dodge accountability. https://t.co/cbbCnrnhum

With less than a month to go until COP, we found that the Ecuadorian government is moving to criminalise dozens of those who fight to defend the “lungs of the earth” from deforestation. Read here:

Forests fall, profits rise. These are the top 5 EU financial institutions profiting from deforestation since the Paris Agreement. EU banks made an income of $3.5 billion, led by BNP Paribas (France) and Rabobank (Netherlands). Read the full analysis: https://t.co/lCSKJEeGws

Britain’s biggest financial institutions are financing forest destruction and reaping the rewards. Here are the top 5 worst UK offenders since the Paris Agreement. Read more 👉 https://t.co/lCSKJEeGws We wrote to all the financial institutions featured in the report seeking

These are the top 5 US financial giants making the most money from deforestation since the Paris Agreement. US financial firms made $5.4 billion from deforesting companies between 2016-2024, with Vanguard, JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock the top earners. Dig into the data:

How much is your bank profiting from deforestation? Our new analysis reveals how efforts to end deforestation are undermined by climate-wrecking profits of US, EU and UK financial institutions. Read the report: https://t.co/lCSKJEeGws We wrote to all the financial

🌏 Across Asia, land and environmental defenders are being criminalised simply for protecting their homes, forests and communities. Our new report, ‘Perverting justice', reveals how governments and corporations are misusing laws to silence those who stand in the way of

Since 2012, we have documented over 2,200 killings and disappearances of land and environmental defenders. In 2024 alone, at least 146 people were killed or went missing long-term because of their activism. Read how these cases are documented, the challenges in gathering data,

A major new poll by Ipsos, commissioned by Global Witness and @amnesty surveyed citizens across 10 EU countries and the message is clear: 📢 Europeans want strong climate action and corporate accountability. Read our analysis:

Global Witness condemns the Trump Administration’s attacks on the grant maker Open Society Foundations as a politically motivated attempt to censor speech the US government doesn't like. Read our full response: https://t.co/vgsQjIalpg

Why is nickel mined in Russia still ending up in Western EVs & steel? A loophole means refined nickel processed in EU counts as “Finnish,” so it slips through US import bans. We must close this gap. Read more:

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Such great energy at the #MakeThemPay march this weekend. Thousands came together to demanding that UK govt: 💰 Tax the super rich 🌍 Make Polluters Pay ✊ Protect workers, not billionaires Our economy should work for people, not polluters and billionaires. 👉 Take

🎉Good News: UN announces new COP measures in huge win for people over polluters. This week the UN announced new disclosure requirements for delegates attending COP30 – a big win for accountability and transparency at the world’s most important climate talks. The decision

The stories in our Annual Defenders Report must be heard. We’ve created shareable graphics + assets so you can post them on your own channels and help spread the word. Together, we can make defenders’ voices impossible to ignore. 👉 https://t.co/wHZKGzCF25

Justice can’t wait. This cycle of violence must end. #StandWithDefenders.

At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or disappeared around the world last year defending their land, communities or the environment. Read the full report - https://t.co/xGHhYpMVVZ #StandWithDefenders

⏳ Less than a week left to speak up for nature! The @EU_Commission wants to roll back vital environmental protections – and they’re asking for your opinion. Tell them loud and clear to keep their #HandsOffNature 🙅 ➡️ https://t.co/kyb604iKxz #EUDR #HandsOffNature

🌍 Two days before #InternationalDayForTheAmazon, we joined Indigenous leaders at the @EuroParl to demand: ✅ Deliver the EUDR now – stop deforestation ❌ Reject the EU-Mercosur deal – it fuels forest loss and harms Indigenous rights #WeLoveForests #RespectTheAmazon

🌳 Big forests. Big finance. Big risks. The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (#TFFF) is an ‘innovative’ $125 billion fund that could change how we finance climate + forests. But how does it work, and what does it need to succeed? Here’s what you need to know 🔗