(2) April 2015
As climate talks belch hot air, activists are putting their lives on the line
Artificial, self-important UN summits could not be further from the frontline of protest, where environmentalists are being killed at an alarming rate. Of those killed, a shockingly high proportion, 40%, were indigenous people. (Andrew Simms / Guardian.com)
Guarani communities win eviction reprieve in Brazil
Three Guarani Indian communities in central Brazil have been given a glimmer of hope that they can remain on their ancestral lands, after legal rulings overturned or suspended orders to evict them (Watson / Survival).
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