…A prominent environmental activist has been killed in Mexico, the third such death in the country this year.

The UN office of the high commissioner for human rights said Adán Vez Lira was shot on 8 April while he rode his motorcycle in the township of Actopan, in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.

Vez Lira was a longtime supporter and organiser at the La Manchaecological reserve on the sparsely populated stretch of coast north of the state capital.

He was a recognised environmental activist who had played a notable role in several environmental defence causes in Actopan, the office said.

Mourners who posted messages on the reserve’s Facebook page said he also was active in opposing mines and preserving wetlands. The area is noted for its tropical forest and coastal lagoons…

Vez Lira was at least the third environmentalist killed in Mexico this year. The country’s human rights commission said at least two other activists have been killed in 2020…