As governments convene to discuss the biodiversity crisis, Global Witness finds a major driver of biodiversity loss is overlooked: harmful private finance Global Witness has reviewed nations’ ...

Global Witness has condemned the government's approval of the Jackdaw gas field. Responding to the news, Flossie Boyd, senior campaigner at Global Witness, said: "Approving the Jackdaw gas field is ...

Minerals extracted by hand from the African Great Lakes region are in huge demand. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda produce nearly half the world’s coltan, the main ore of ...

Civil society organisations from Brazil, the EU and US with expertise in anti-corruption, climate change, and human rights have today joined forces to issue a warning to more than 200 investors, ...

Energy giant Shell paid just £15 million in taxes and fees to the UK last year on their drilling, compared to over £6.3 billion to the Norwegian government over the same period, according to Global ...

At least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2025, bringing the total documented killings and disappearances since 2012 to 2,375, a new report by Global Witness reveals Members of the ...

This report, and our campaign, is dedicated to all those individuals, communities and organisations that are bravely taking a stand to defend human rights, their land and our environment. Last year, ...

Major exporter of pineapples to the US is carrying out business at all costs. Our new investigation uncovers the connections between Del Monte Philippines – one of the world’s biggest and best-known ...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) defines energy security as uninterrupted access to energy at affordable prices. It is a vital part of all our lives, ensuring that we can keep the lights on, heat ...

Dutch companies will profit from a new Philippines airport project being built at a high cost to communities and the environment Download the full report ...

As barbecues dominated UK headlines this summer, the charcoal fuelling them may have come from Paraguay’s decimated Gran Chaco forest, a new Global Witness investigation can reveal. Big K – a large ...