Another Dangerous Job
Who would have thought that being an Environmentalist was a dangerous job?
Well 2017 was a tough year for them with 207 being killed. It seems Brazil and the Philippines are the most dangerous places to be an Environmental Activist.
The story:
https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/record-207-environmental-activists-killed-last-year-doc-17w0491
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More than 200 environmental activists were murdered last year as government-sponsored killings linked to lucrative projects by vast agriculture multinationals soared, a global rights watchdog warned on Tuesday.
Global Witness said it had documented 207 cases where activists were killed while trying to protect land from development, often for the production of consumer staples such as coffee and palm oil, making 2017 the deadliest year on record for environmentalists.
"As global demand for these products increases, there's a scramble by business actors to get the massive amount of land they need to grow these products," Ben Leather, senior campaigner at Global Witness, told AFP.
That is more dangerous than being a cRapper[:0]
Well 2017 was a tough year for them with 207 being killed. It seems Brazil and the Philippines are the most dangerous places to be an Environmental Activist.
The story:
https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/record-207-environmental-activists-killed-last-year-doc-17w0491
C&P
More than 200 environmental activists were murdered last year as government-sponsored killings linked to lucrative projects by vast agriculture multinationals soared, a global rights watchdog warned on Tuesday.
Global Witness said it had documented 207 cases where activists were killed while trying to protect land from development, often for the production of consumer staples such as coffee and palm oil, making 2017 the deadliest year on record for environmentalists.
"As global demand for these products increases, there's a scramble by business actors to get the massive amount of land they need to grow these products," Ben Leather, senior campaigner at Global Witness, told AFP.
That is more dangerous than being a cRapper[:0]
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When you go around screwing with a groups ability to make alot of money, don't be surprised if you end up dead. 0 -
Yea well this bikini waxing gig ain?t no picnic either. 0 -
You ain?t right, man.[:D] 0
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