This briefing highlights the human cost of the intensifying competition for land and forests, as the world gathers for critical environment and development talks in Rio…We counted the numbers of people killed over the past decade…defending their human rights or the human rights of others related to the environment, specifically land and forests…The briefing shows:…The countries with the highest reports of killings are Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and the Philippines. In these…countries there are continuing concerns about domestic and foreign private sector involvement in these killings…Global Witness believes that these trends are symptomatic of the increasingly fierce competition for resources, and the brutality and injustice that come with it. [refers to Siforco (previously part of Danzer Group now owned by GBE), Xstrata]