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HotSpots H2O: In Madagascar, Droughts Caused by Climate Change Contribute to Famine

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Though its northern and central regions are lush with tropical weather and rainforests, the south is historically dry, comprising vast desert stretches. The last public records, from 2018, show the purse at $20 billion short. .

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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

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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. The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al. Photo by Andre Deak via Flickr. In Future Generations v.

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The Stream, June 30, 2021: Water Scarcity Top Concern For Global Economy

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Operating since 1989, the co-op reconstructs rainforest conditions by planting up to 40 species, about a dozen of which they process into food products sold throughout Brazil. Another mine, which closed in 2018, was also retrospectively given permission to release water under emergency powers granted by the state government in June.

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Amazon Deforestation is Down. Here’s Why.

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It’s the lowest level for the month of August since 2018 and it continues a downward trend. The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. But in 2023 the script has been flipped and the good news keeps on coming. percent compared to last August.

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JBS fires indigenous worker in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, for reporting precarious company buses, says union

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JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest. I nvestigative website O Joio e O Trigo calculated that JBS slaughterhouses in Brazil averaged seven work accidents a day between 2018 and 2020 with regular reports of severe injuries and horrific deaths.

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NY attorney general sues world's largest beef producer over methane emissions, climate commitments

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JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest. I nvestigative website O Joio e O Trigo calculated that JBS slaughterhouses in Brazil averaged seven work accidents a day between 2018 and 2020 with regular reports of severe injuries and horrific deaths.

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Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill

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Major Shareholders Click here for the latest list Political Influence OpenSecrets.org Profile of Repsol Image Similar Companies Related Gulliver Profiles Royal Dutch Shell BP Total S.A. SEC 2018) Repsol Subsidiaries (via U.S. Major Procurement Contracts Raytheon contracts with the U.S. Repsol Subsidiaries (via U.S.

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