“Every day, environmental human rights defenders face abuse, threats and harassment for their work addressing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and nature loss,” said Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, during a high-level virtual event co-organized by Sweden and UN Human Rights.

On International Women’s Day, we recognize the women and girl human rights defenders who are at the forefront of environmental and climate justice movements around the world, demanding rights and urgent action for our environment, and leading collective efforts for equality and against all forms of oppression, to the benefit of our climate, our world, and all our societies.