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Analysis: Coal extraction in Indonesia is driving deforestation

A Greener Life

Between 2000 and 2019, Indonesia lost more forest to mining than any other tropical country, with coal extraction the main driver, the first ever biome-wide assessment has found. Across its islands, Indonesia has the third-largest area of primary rainforest in the world. of total tropical deforestation between 2000 and 2019.

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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

Legal Planet

The Amazon rainforest on the Urubu River. Climate litigation is gaining momentum in Brazil as a tool to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal deforestation. Deforestation in the Amazon decreased significantly (by over 70%) during Lula’s last two terms, while it jumped (about 60%) under President Bolsonaro.

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Turkish parliament dumps Coke, Nestle from menus over alleged Israel support

Corp Watch

USA: Thousands protest Nestlé's request to bottle a MILLION gallons of water every day from Florida springs as water flow reaches historic low Stacy Liberatore | Daily Mail | November 11, 2019 Nestlé has come under fire for its plans to bottle more than a million gallons of water a day from natural springs in Florida.

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Nestlé faces US lawsuit for allegedly false advertising pet food as ‘natural’

Corp Watch

USA: Thousands protest Nestlé's request to bottle a MILLION gallons of water every day from Florida springs as water flow reaches historic low Stacy Liberatore | Daily Mail | November 11, 2019 Nestlé has come under fire for its plans to bottle more than a million gallons of water a day from natural springs in Florida.

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Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report

Corp Watch

USA: Thousands protest Nestlé's request to bottle a MILLION gallons of water every day from Florida springs as water flow reaches historic low Stacy Liberatore | Daily Mail | November 11, 2019 Nestlé has come under fire for its plans to bottle more than a million gallons of water a day from natural springs in Florida.

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The EU-MERCOSUR Deal: A Litmus Test for Resolving the Growing Paradox of Development and Conservation

Vermont Law

United Nations General Debate – New York, September 24, 2019. by world leaders regarding the Bolsonaro administration’s inaction to prevent or stop the burning of the Amazon rainforest—. the highest surge in fires since 2010. The free market, concessions and privatization are already a reality in Brazil.”. contributing.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Federal Court Denied Motions to Dismiss Challenges to 2019 Presidential Permit for Keystone XL. The federal district court for the District of Montana denied motions to dismiss and for a preliminary injunction in litigation challenging a presidential permit issued in 2019 for a cross-border segment of the Keystone XL pipeline.

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