Alessandra Bergamin is a freelance journalist whose work focuses on environmental violence and human rights around the world. She has investigated everything from how U.S. security assistance fuels violence against environmental defenders to the impact of palm oil on Indigenous communities in Guatemala. Her work, supported by grants and fellowships, has been published in The Baffler, In These Times, Harper’s Magazine, National Geographic, and DAME Magazine among others. In 2022, she was honored as a Distinguished Journalist by the Society of Professional Journalists, Los Angeles. She also writes Defender, a newsletter about environmental justice, human rights, and the process of reporting on those issues. Subscribe at defender.earth.