Deforestation in Colombia Down 70 Percent So Far This Year
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon is down 70 percent, year on year, through the first nine months of 2023, the government estimates. Read more on E360 →
Amazon Deforestation is Down. Here’s Why.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
For several years, headlines about Amazon deforestation have all been bad. But in 2023 the script has been flipped and the good news keeps on coming. Good news in Brazil where deforestation in the Amazon declined 66.1 Q: What do you make of the reduction in deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon and what else should we know?
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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Fell in Half Last Year
Yale E360
JANUARY 8, 2024
Forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon was down 50 percent, year on year, in 2023, according to government figures. Read more on E360 →
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Governors Launch Action Plan to Reduce Deforestation and Improve Lives in Forested Regions
Legal Planet
MARCH 17, 2022
For more than a decade of leadership and innovation, member states and provinces of the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force have been developing strategies, programs, investment plans, and new legal structures to address tropical deforestation, embark on a low-emissions development path, and benefit their populations and the climate.
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2023 confirmed as the warmest year ever recorded
A Greener Life
JANUARY 11, 2024
By Anders Lorenzen It was long expected that 2023 was going to be the warmest year ever recorded since records began. Every month since June 2023 has on a global level been the warmest compared with corresponding months in previous years. The data demonstrated that on average 2023 was a whole 1.48
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French banks accused of money laundering linked to Amazon deforestation
Corp Watch
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
French banks accused of money laundering linked to Amazon deforestation Mongabay PaulaR Fri, 11/17/2023 - 17:58 Thursday, November 16, 2023 Read more Dimitri Selibas A coalition of NGOs has filed a criminal complaint against several French banks for allegedly financing meat companies driving deforestation in Brazil.
Report alleges APP continues deforestation 10 years after pledge to stop
Corp Watch
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Report alleges APP continues deforestation 10 years after pledge to stop Mongabay PaulaR Mon, 11/20/2023 - 15:18 Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Read more Hans Nicholas Jong A new Greenpeace report alleges that pulp and paper giant APP continues to clear forests and develop peatlands 10 years after adopting its landmark 2013 pledge to stop destroying natural (..)
Scandal: How Cargill sank the COP27 deal to end soy-driven deforestation
Corp Watch
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Scandal: How Cargill sank the COP27 deal to end soy-driven deforestation Mighty Earth PaulaR Fri, 10/13/2023 - 14:49 Friday, October 6, 2023 Read more Explosive new report from Mighty Earth reveals for the first time how Cargill sabotaged the world’s biggest breakthrough on forests
UBS and Santander’s ‘green’ bonds linked to deforesters and rancher accused of slave labour in Brazil
Corp Watch
OCTOBER 19, 2023
UBS and Santander’s ‘green’ bonds linked to deforesters and rancher accused of slave labour in Brazil Unearthed & O Joio e o Trigo PaulaR Thu, 10/19/2023 - 14:21 Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Read more Fernanda Wenzel & Olivier Christe The European banks UBS and Santander have raised hundreds of millions of pounds of “green” bonds that were partly intended (..)
Reaction to Canada’s 2023 Budget from Environmental Defence Experts
Enviromental Defense
MARCH 28, 2023
Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – Environmental Defence experts on climate change, climate finance, Just Transition, clean transportation and, safeguarding freshwater react to the Federal 2023 budget, released today.
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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation
Legal Planet
APRIL 13, 2023
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. Expectations so far are optimistic.
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UK House of Lords Considers New Bill on Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence
Clean Energy Law
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Green , and James Bee On 28 November 2023, Baroness Young of Hornsey (Baroness Young) introduced the Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill (the Bill) to the UK House of Lords. By Paul A. Davies , Michael D.
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Singapore Publishes Eligibility List Under the International Carbon Credit Framework
Clean Energy Law
JANUARY 17, 2024
It is worth noting that the Eligibility List excludes renewable energy projects (with a few exceptions) and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD/REDD+) projects or programmes in High Forest cover, Low Deforestation (HFLD) countries.
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A Cap on Vegetable Oil-Based Fuels Will Stabilize and Strengthen California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 30, 2024
Global hunger and deforestation: Excessive consumption of bio-based diesel fuels has already contributed to the 2022 global food crisis , and is accelerating deforestation caused by increased soybean and palm oil cultivation around the world. percent or even 39 percent with a commensurate increase in costs for California drivers.
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel. Charts and Graphs Included
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2024
Biodiesel and renewable diesel are closely related fuels made from the same oils and fats, which remain scarce, expensive, and linked to deforestation and food price spikes. In the first half of 2023, the combined share of renewable diesel and biodiesel rose to 59 percent of total diesel fuel use in California. percent in 2022.
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Viewpoint: A top-ten climate-positive wishlist for 2024
A Greener Life
DECEMBER 31, 2023
By Anders Lorenzen 2023 was the warmest year ever recorded, COP28 showed us how far away we still are from where we need to be as to what climate science demands to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. So it is no wonder if one is heading into 2024 feeling a bit downbeat.
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GCF Task Force Exchange of Experiences in San Martin, Peru
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Efforts to reduce deforestation and its impact on the climate, biodiversity, and people – in particular Indigenous Peoples and local communities – are more needed and critical than ever. A full field visit brochure (in Spanish) is available here. Summaries of Day 1 and Day 2 are available from the GCF Task Force webpage.
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Review: Dizzy Monster Spinning Top
A Greener Life
DECEMBER 17, 2023
Looking at the toy market in 2023 and how much of the products are damaging to children, or they at least do not gain anything from using either through educational or fine motor skills. By Anders Lorenzen When I grew up, spinning tops were a big thing, without mentioning any dates, it is clear a lot has happened since then.
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Europe’s largest banks are speeding up the climate and biodiversity crisis – Greenpeace
A Greener Life
MARCH 31, 2024
Between 2016 and 2023 these major influential financial players provided a staggering 21.1% Hypocritical The report highlights that the EU ’s role in this is particularly hypocritical as it goes against many of its policy drives on climate change, stopping deforestation and the decline of ecosystem, nature and biodiversity loss.
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The Tar Sands are Turning North America’s Most Important Migratory Bird Habitat into a Graveyard
Enviromental Defense
AUGUST 22, 2024
Tailings ponds take up so much space – over 300 sq-km in 2023 – that they’ve destroyed critical habitats for migratory birds. Deforestation and industrial development break up the natural areas birds need for migration, making their journeys more challenging. For instance, every 2.5
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Unrelenting Heat Requires Accountability and Action
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 17, 2023
It is very likely that 2023 will be among the hottest years ever, if not the hottest year ever recorded. June 2023 was the hottest June on record, with the majority of locations around the world experiencing temperatures much higher than in recent decades (1991-2020). Unprecedented changes This June was the hottest June on record.
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Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report
Corp Watch
JANUARY 3, 2024
Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report Just Food PaulaR Wed, 01/03/2024 - 15:20 Monday, December 4, 2023 Read more Simon Harvey Ferrero, Mondelez and Lindt also labelled as “inadequate” in Ethical Consumer’s assessment. In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily.
Species on the Move: How Climate Change Is Re-Making Ecosystems
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 6, 2023
To address these issues, the third international Species on the Move conference convened in Bonita Springs, Florida, in May 2023. Deforestation and forest fragmentation are making it harder for species to move in response to climate chnage. Photo: T.R. Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal and the U.S.’s
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Nestlé faces US lawsuit for allegedly false advertising pet food as ‘natural’
Corp Watch
JANUARY 3, 2024
Environmental Impacts Swiss carbon offset giant pulls plug on Zimbabwe project amid allegations Simon Bradley | Swiss Info | October 27, 2023 Multinationals such as Gucci, Nestlé and Volkswagen have voluntarily offset their emissions by investing in the project, according to Swiss public television SRF.
PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network Joins Businesses, Communities, Nonprofit Groups In The Trillion Trees Community
PA Environment Daily
JULY 25, 2023
Deforestation and forest degradation are responsible for 15% of climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions. Posted: July 25, 2023] PA Environment Digest
Climate Justice, Climate Finance and Pragmatism for Tropical Jurisdictions at COP28
Legal Planet
JANUARY 17, 2024
During the conference weeks in Dubai (December 2 – 13, 2023), the GCF Task Force actively participated in high-level discussions, bilateral partnerships, and celebratory events. The GCF Task Force looks forward to the next milestone— our annual technical meeting in Bolivia in April 2023.
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ESA at COP28: Day 1 Continued
ESA
DECEMBER 5, 2023
We heard from representatives of Peru and Brazil on their efforts to tackle illegal logging and mining activities and stop illicit crop deforestation. The numbers associated with these activities for this year alone demonstrated the scale of these problems.
Stroud Water Research Center Update: Scaling Up Outreach To Farmers, Landowners To Improve Water Quality
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The abandoned coal mines and stripping pits caused major environmental impacts such as acid mine drainage and vast deforestation, but she found beauty and joy in the untouched mountains and forests. 1 [PaEN] -- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: 2023 State Of The Estuary Report [Posted: December 21, 2023] PA Environment Digest
The United States of Highways: Beyond Vehicles, Asphalt, and Concrete
HumanNature
APRIL 16, 2024
Guest Post by Fawzi Khalife , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Emissions, waste, batteries, asphalt, concrete, rainwater runoff, disturbing and killing wildlife, water pollution, and deforestation are examples of such costs. Both the social and environmental aspects of transportation systems in the U.S.
Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments
A Greener Life
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
In a written reply to parliament in August 2023, the coal minister stated that a “major leap in coal production over the years has been witnessed”. From 2013 to 2014, Indian coal production was 565 million tonnes; from 2022 to 2023, that had increased by 58% to 893 million. million tonnes, rising to 1.025 billion tonnes by 2031-2032.
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Perspective | Transforming the Economics and Governance of Water
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Climate change and deforestation are reshaping the monsoon season, causing ice on the Tibetan plateau to melt , and affecting freshwater supplies to more than one billion people. Add to this the impact of the war in Ukraine on grain and fertilizer supplies, and there is a substantial risk that today’s global food crisis will persist.
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Water, Water, Everywhere?
Acoel
APRIL 14, 2023
Posted on April 14, 2023 by Scott Fulton One of my roles as ELI’s International Envoy is serving on the Steering Committee of the new Climate Crisis Commission established by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Global warming intensifies the water cycle, adding about 7% of moisture for each 1°C of temperature rise.
Where’d the wood go? The importance of wood in rivers and how we can learn to appreciate it
HumanNature
APRIL 17, 2023
River Res Appl (2023) doi:10.1002/rra.4114. The fields of fluvial geomorphology, riparian ecology, stream biology, and river restoration have recognized the value of wood in rivers for decades. & Iskin, E. The Transience of Channel‐Spanning Logjams in Mountain Streams. Water Resour Res 58 , (2022). Why wood should move in rivers.
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Does Pollution End at U.S. Borders? – Why U.S. Military Pollution is a Reason for Agencies to Implement the Global Social Cost of Carbon
Vermont Law
JULY 31, 2023
Candidate, 2024, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law July 31, 2023 The social cost of carbon (SCC) has been the basis for policies such as tax credits for carbon capture technology and zero-emissions credits. Additionally, the war in Afghanistan caused mass deforestation, and U.S. In total, the “War on Terror” released 1.2
Is there any Climate Justice or is it Just-us? A focus on the Caribbean
HumanNature
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Guest Post by Michelan Wilson , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. These effects of climate change have been closely linked to socioecological hazards, including biodiversity loss, pollution, deforestation, coastal erosion, overfishing, and freshwater salinization (Douglas & Cooper, 2020).
The Fad of Ecotourism in India: Discovering Paradise to Creating Purgatory?
Vermont Law
AUGUST 17, 2023
student, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, India August 17, 2023 I. India has been one of the biggest benefactors of this trend, and the 2023 Union Budget , coupled with the “Visit India” regime , reflects the government’s continued commitment to empowering this industry. By Tejaswini Kaushal , B.A.
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Stroud: Property Owners, Farmers Bringing Eastern Brook Trout Back To Red Clay Creek
PA Environment Daily
MAY 17, 2023
In total, the new trees and shrubs cover nearly half of the watershed’s deforested stream miles, and more plantings are in the works. Welling is one of 12 landowners on the West Branch who have partnered with the Stroud Center to restore more than 100 acres of streamside forest.
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The Stream, March 8, 2023: Rewilding Pulls Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Wetlands Back from the Brink
Circle of Blue
MARCH 8, 2023
Nonprofit organizations and private landowners have stepped up in recent decades to combat deforestation. The post The Stream, March 8, 2023: Rewilding Pulls Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Wetlands Back from the Brink appeared first on Circle of Blue. million people, Mongabay reports.
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COPs as Three-Ring Circus
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 17, 2021
These are the periodic reviews of NDCs and overall progress, which are to be done once each cycle, 3 years after each NDC update and 2 years before the next one – so the accelerated updates requested by end 2022 will be available to consider in the first Global Stocktake in 2023.
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JBS fires indigenous worker in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, for reporting precarious company buses, says union
Corp Watch
MARCH 1, 2024
Multiple reports from NGOs like Amnesty and Greenpeace have repeatedly linked JBS to farmers and ranchers who have been engaged in widespread deforestation. JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest.
Out of sight, out of mind: The vulnerable world beneath our feet
HumanNature
JANUARY 26, 2024
Guest Post by Alex Siggers , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Deforestation and intensive agriculture are driving erosion and mass desertification (degradation of land into desert-like systems), which puts pressure on soils and limits biological activity 3,4. Now comes the bummer. Moreno‐Jiménez, E., Maestre, F.
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Emergency?
Legal Planet
JULY 5, 2023
Right now, in 2023, that does not exist. The European response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows the potential of an emergency response. In the very short term, Europe has increased use of dirty fossil fuels (such as lignite in Germany) but has accelerated renewables and reduced reliance on Russian oil and gas.
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Cyclist to honour the memory of Gino Mäder through climate action
A Greener Life
JULY 2, 2023
The goal is to buy deforested land and replant it with local species.” pic.twitter.com/bBtWNDZkRV — Pello Bilbao (@PelloBilbao1990) June 30, 2023 BaSOS is a forest group local to the Basque country that works to protect and promote local forests. El objetivo es comprar un terreno deforestado y replantarlo con especies locales.
On backpacking, dance, and economics: how randomness and passion made me a better researcher
HumanNature
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Guest Post by Débora Nunes , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. My current research, focused on the impacts of deforestation for women in the Amazonia Region, is a direct result of the places I’ve been, the roads I’ve walked, and the pain and love I’ve felt.
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