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Youth advocates face threats on the front line of climate change


Youth advocates face threats on the front line of climate change
Intimidation by state actors in the Global South has not diminished young environmental advocates’ vigor, despite threats to their lives
By Eleonore Hughes / AFP, PARIS
Just weeks after Philippine security forces allegedly killed her friend and fellow human rights defender Melvin Dasigao and eight other campaigners, environmental advocate Mitzi Jonelle Tan was back on the streets protesting.
“Stop funding our destruction,” the 23-year-old shouted outside a branch office of British bank Standard Chartered at a demonstration against the financing of coal plants in Manila last month.
As critical UN climate negotiations loom, young advocates from countries already feeling the effects of the accelerating destruction of nature are rising above the challenges of living in remote areas and even threats to their lives to sound the alarm. ....

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Youth activists face threats on the frontline of climate change


Youth activists face threats on the frontline of climate change
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Filipina activist Mitzi Jonelle Tan, 23, protested in Manila against the financing of coal plants Jam STA ROSA AFP
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Paris (AFP)
Just weeks after security forces allegedly killed her friend and fellow human rights defender Melvin Dasigao and eight other campaigners, Filipina activist Mitzi Jonelle Tan was back on the streets protesting.
Stop funding our destruction, the 23-year-old shouted outside British bank Standard Chartered at a demonstration in Manila last month against the financing of coal plants.
As critical UN climate negotiations loom, young activists from countries already feeling the impact of the accelerating destruction of nature are rising above the challenges of living in remote areas and even threats to their lives to sound the alarm. ....

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Despite threats, young people persist on frontline of climate change activism


Despite threats, young people persist on frontline of climate change activism
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Mitzi Jonelle Tan, international spokesperson of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines, speaks during a protest in front of a Standard Chartered Bank office in the financial district of Makati, near Manila, in March. | AFP-JIJI
AFP-JIJI
Apr 16, 2021
Paris – Just weeks after security forces allegedly killed her friend and fellow human rights defender Melvin Dasigao, and eight other campaigners, Filipina activist Mitzi Jonelle Tan was back on the streets protesting. ....

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