Guatemala. Murder of Environmental Defenders Reported - Latin American Summary

Guatemalan organizations have denounced the murder of environmental defenders, who systematically criticized the illegal extraction of natural resources in the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve (RBSM). READ ALSO: Historical record: About 7 million hectares of forests destroyed by fires in 2024 In this regard, on 9 May, environmental defender Marco Antonio Zuleta Quevedo was attacked with a firearm on his way to his home in Usumatlán, Zacapa,…

Crimes of environmental and territorial defenders in Zacapa and Izabal By Kristhal Figueroa On 9 May, environmental defender Marco Antonio Zuleta Quevedo was attacked with a firearm on his way to his home in Usumatlán, Zacapa. Weeks earlier, he had filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) after receiving threats [...] La entrada Guatemala Organizations denounce murder of environmental defenders in Sierra de las Minas aparece p…

Latin American Abstract, May 22, 2025. Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve is a mountain range that occupies 240,537 hectares in the northeastern part of Guatemala. Photo: Ocote The crime is attributed to «people or groups with interests contrary to conservation and biodiversity». Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve is a chain [...] La entrada Guatemala. Reported murder of environmental defenders was first published in Latin American Abstrac…