{"id":81479,"date":"2026-05-22T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-dev.greenpeace.org\/international\/?post_type=p4_action&p=81479"},"modified":"2026-05-28T22:04:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:04:30","slug":"defend-defenders","status":"publish","type":"p4_action","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/act\/defend-defenders\/","title":{"rendered":"Defend the defenders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Defend the defenders<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Reef in the Waters Surrounding Yangeffo Island, Raja Ampat. \u00a9 Wendy Mitchell \/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our planet\u2019s vital defenses against climate change and biodiversity loss are being stripped away in real-time. We see it in the smoke-filled  forests of the Amazon in Brazil, the bleaching reefs of Raja Ampat in Indonesia. The life-support systems that provide the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the climate stability we need for our future are under siege.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not a distant threat: it is the defining emergency of our present moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where greedy extractive industries like illegal gold and nickel mining see only profit, Indigenous Peoples and coastal communities have life and ancestry.<\/strong> We must stand with the families who are defending their roots and homes with resilience and care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These communities have protected forests and oceans for millennia; their rights are the shield that protects life for us all. <\/strong>Standing with themto guarantee their sovereignty is the most powerful act of protection we can take for the planet and future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We demand world leaders move beyond empty promises and immediately recognise the legal territories and rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.<\/strong> Together we can build a way of life where nature and people thrive together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n