Defending climate defenders to accelerate urgent climate action.
Frontline climate defenders around the world often need legal help. We are there to provide it.
Climate defenders are putting it all on the line to protect our planet — and winning.
They are community members, activists, journalists, lawyers, scientists, parents, and students, and they are rising up with the urgency that science demands.
Governments and fossil fuel companies alike are weaponizing the law to silence and criminalize dissent.
The more successful climate defenders are, the more they are harassed, sued, investigated, and even arrested for their work. We give legal advice, find and support local lawyers, and build a legal network to serve climate defenders worldwide.
Together, we’ve got their backs.
Powerful fossil fuel companies are lawyered up, while climate defenders are lucky if they can find lawyers, much less the money to pay for them. We’re building a global legal defense network to correct this lopsided fight, and accelerate climate action.
What we do
We provide legal advice and strategy
We fund lawyers and legal NGOs
We coordinate cases, including matching defenders with the right lawyers
We strengthen and connect a global legal network to build the legal bench for the climate movement
Our latest impact
Meet today’s climate defenders
From Brazil to Uganda, we support and defend climate defenders.
There is no one definition for a climate defender. They are students and youth, lawyers and scientists, Indigenous community members and parents. Regardless of whether they call themselves activists, they are speaking up for urgent climate action.
Join us
Given the complex threats they face, legal defense for climate defenders is a fundamental component of any strategy to address the climate crisis. Please contact us to learn how to support and get involved in our work.