But if the defending of the environment the rights Group Global Witness says a Record Number of activists well killed last year so while an environmentalist being protected this is. Hello and welcome to the program i mean wrong around the World Environmental activists are being arrested jailed even killed for trying to protect our planet the u. K. Based Group Global Witness has recorded the highest number of murders since it began its annual survey a decade ago 212 People Killed in tooth. 19 for campaigning against issues such as illegal logging mining and deforestation Global Witness believes the rise may be due to activists becoming more outspoken about Climate Change colombia had the highest death toll at 64 this activist survived an attack that involved grenades and automatic weapons for resisting illegal mining in her community and. Being an environmentally did today is a threat to colombia it is a threat in colombia and it is a threat to world wide because hey we are fighting 2 l