Spare a thought for Canadian mining corps this Earth Day."Though the causes vary, the killings are often linked to land disputes and opposition to extractive industries like mining, logging, and agribusiness. The report highlighted how Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities are a common target, accounting for around a third of the victims.“Indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants are often, quite literally, at the front lines of that fight to protect lands and resources,” Furones said. “They’re often in remote areas. So the presence of the state is very weak, if at all"https://theobserver-qiaa.org/a-dark-side-to-canada-an-analysis-of-canadian-mining-corporations-in-latin-americahttps://latinamericareports.com/latin-america-leads-world-in-environmental-activist-murders-report-finds/12538/#EarthDay #Mining #IndigenousDefenders
