Mtetezi wa ardhi, mlinzi wa ardhi au mtetezi wa mazingira ni mwanaharakati anayefanya kazi kulinda mfumo wa ekolojia na haki ya binadamu kuishi kwenye mazingira safi na salama [1][2] [3].

Mara nyingi, watetezi ni watu wa jamii asilia wanaolinda ardhi za mababu wao dhidi ya uchafuzi na uharibifu[4][5].

Marejeo hariri

  1. Larsen, Billon, Menton, Aylwin, Balsiger, Boyd, Forst, Lambrick, Santos, Storey, Wilding (2021). "Understanding and responding to the environmental human rights defenders crisis: The case for conservation action". Conservation Letters 14 (3). doi:10.1111/conl.12777. Ilihifadhi kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 2022-03-06. Iliwekwa mnamo 2022-04-30.  Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  2. Ducklow, Zoë (10 January 2019). "Judy Wilson's Message for Canadians: 'The Land Defenders Are Doing This for Everybody'". The Tyee (kwa English). Iliwekwa mnamo 20 January 2020.  Check date values in: |date=, |accessdate= (help)
  3. "Protesters? Or land protectors?". The Indy (kwa en-US). 28 October 2016. Iliwekwa mnamo 15 January 2020.  Check date values in: |date=, |accessdate= (help)
  4. Larsen, Billon, Menton, Aylwin, Balsiger, Boyd, Forst, Lambrick, Santos, Storey, Wilding (2021). "Understanding and responding to the environmental human rights defenders crisis: The case for conservation action". Conservation Letters 14 (3). doi:10.1111/conl.12777. Ilihifadhi kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 2022-03-06. Iliwekwa mnamo 2022-04-30.  Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  5. IWGIA. "Land defence and defenders".  Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)