MAKING SURE YOU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

We offer trainings to empower individuals and communities.

DEFENDING THE DEFENDERS

We provide free legal representation to those who need it most. 

CONNECTING ATTORNEYS AND EXPERTS WITH COMMUNITIES

We help make connections that strengthen and sustain movements.

DEVELOPING MOVEMENT RESOURCES

We create and share information about legal self-defense, organizing, and risk prevention for activists and lawyers.

Photo: Robert Meyer/Greenpeace

What is Climate Defense Project?

Frontline communities need lawyers. Climate Defense Project helps fill a gap in the legal landscape by supporting water protecters, land defenders, and other community-led campaigns with movement-aligned legal representation, advice, resources, and referrals. 

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Percentage of American attorneys practicing full-time in the legal aid or public defender sectors

152

Number of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) filed by the fossil fuel industry from 2012-2022

433

Percentage increase in individuals jailed in pre-trial detention between 1970 and 2015

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