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Over 350 green activists killed since 2018 in nature summit host Colombia

An indigenous man waits at the green zone of the COP16 summit in Cali, Colombia, on October 23, 2024. [AFP]

More than 350 environmental activists have been killed since 2018 in Colombia, an NGO report said Wednesday, as the country played host to the world's biggest nature protection conference.

The PARES foundation reported a total of 361 killings over the period in the South American nation, with 81 murders making 2023 the deadliest year.

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