WHAT WE DO
SLAPP Resilience Fund
No one should be sued and face costly legal fees for speaking out.
Global Climate Legal Defense’s SLAPP Resilience Fund keeps climate defenders free to speak and act.
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are abusive lawsuits designed to shut down criticism or protest related to issues in the public interest.
The SLAPP Resilience Fund is a new fund initiated and managed by CliDef to respond strategically to SLAPPs against climate defenders around the world, with the aim of developing the law and building long-term protection against SLAPPs.
How does the fund work?
The SLAPP Resilience Fund will respond to SLAPPs filed against climate defenders where legal defense can be a force multiplier in keeping climate advocates safe to speak up and out.
CliDef will provide strategic technical and financial support to key legal cases to:
Mitigate or prevent future SLAPPs against climate defenders
Create positive legal precedent to help shift the law and better protect freedom of speech and assembly
Generate legal wins for climate defenders
Demand accountability for those who are SLAPP’d by supporting affirmative “SLAPP-back” cases where feasible.
Interested in learning more or supporting the fund?
Legal support for climate defenders is a fundamental component of any philanthropic or advocacy strategy to address the climate crisis.