Investigations and advocacy for climate justice & civic freedoms
The Philippines’ mining industry is open for business. But with skyrocketing global demand for minerals – critical for the transition to green energy - Indigenous groups and the country’s rich biodiversity are increasingly at risk Double your impact to protect people and planet For a …
Global Witness annual reports
Today our mission of protecting the planet’s vital resources remains as critical as ever, but our ambition has grown. Find out about our impacts from the past 12 months, how our work is evolving and our plans for the future.
Road to COP30 - Global Witness
In the run up to the 30th UN Climate Summit (COP30) in 2025, Global Witness is accelerating our work to put communities, land and environmental defenders and civil society at the heart of climate-decision making Read more
About us - Global Witness
We alert the world to ‘blood diamonds’ fuelling civil war in Angola and across Africa, thrusting the practices of the global diamond industry into the spotlight. The campaign leads to the establishment of the precedent-setting Kimberley Process diamond certification scheme and to Global Witness being co-nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.
The violent erasure of land and environmental defenders | Global …
Nonhle Mbuthuma successfully stopped destructive seismic testing for oil and gas off the Wild Coast of South Africa. Despite ongoing threats to her safety, she remains dedicated to defending her community and environment.
Annual Report 2019: Protecting People and Planet - Global …
$44 billion - the amount which 300+ banks and investors including household names pumped into six of the world’s most harmful agribusinesses, linked to devastating rainforest destruction.. $4.9 trillion - how much the oil and gas industry is set to spend over ten years on exploration and extraction of fossil fuels our planet can’t afford to burn.. …
25 years of creating change | Global Witness
1994: GLOBAL WITNESS FOUNDED. Sourcing their first computer out of the trash, and relying on friends and family to pay for their international calls, our founders are the first to identify the link between natural resources, conflict and corruption and to systematically document and expose how this sustains poverty, fuels instability and destroys the environment.
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The Covid-19 crisis has had both immediate and long term impacts on economies and societies, from shrinking civic …
Open call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel | Global Witness
24 October 2024 – We, the undersigned organisations, appeal to all UN member states to secure an immediate ceasefire across Gaza, Lebanon, Israel and the region, and to end the impunity that has allowed atrocities by Israeli forces against civilians to continue and escalate.Without accountability, there will be no red lines and no rock bottom. ...
United States - Global Witness
Global Witness has had an office in Washington, D.C. for over 15 years. We are campaigning for the US government to: - Curb corruption and conflicts of interest in political decision-making - Root out the influence of money in politics - Bring transparency and accountability to the US oil and gas industry at home and abroad - Put the public interest ahead of polluting industries