Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and reporter Katie Surma as they discuss the violent crackdown on environmental and human rights activists in Ecuador.

Last year, an average of three environmental defenders were killed a week around the world. Last week, Efraín Fueres became one of the slain.The Indigenous land defender was shot and killed in Ecuador amid protests against the high costs of living and government crackdowns on Indigenous and environmental activists.

The country’s government sent troops into communities, declared a state of emergency, and cut internet and phone service. Ecuador’s President, Daniel Noboa, is now seeking to rewrite the country’s constitution – putting its strong protections for the environment and for Indigenous peoples at risk.

Katie explains what precipitated this crisis in Ecuador, the prevalence of such killings around the world, and what it all means for the expanding rights of nature movement.

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