2023 could mark a turning point for the Amazon rainforest
New Scientist
DECEMBER 28, 2022
New political leaders in Brazil and Colombia have promised to protect the rainforest, raising hopes of saving the ecosystem from becoming savannah
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New Scientist
DECEMBER 28, 2022
New political leaders in Brazil and Colombia have promised to protect the rainforest, raising hopes of saving the ecosystem from becoming savannah
Scientific American
AUGUST 16, 2024
Global warming made hot, dry weather that fuels wildfires more likely in places such as Canada, Greece and the Amazon rainforest last year, new research says
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New Scientist
DECEMBER 28, 2022
The coming year will be a turning point for the Amazon rainforest, artificial intelligence and even our diets. Let's choose a more hopeful direction for humanity
The Applied Ecologist
MARCH 12, 2024
This is the second time we’ll be awarding the prize in honour of Chico Mendes, an environmental activist whose fight and defence for the Amazon rainforest, … Today, we present the shortlisted articles for this year’s award based on the previous two volumes of the journal.
Legal Planet
APRIL 13, 2023
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. Photo by Andre Deak via Flickr.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
For example a rainforest turns into a grassland, or an ice sheet melts completely. 2023 ) offers a sound guide here. A tipping point is a system threshold beyond which change becomes self-perpetuating until a qualitatively different stable state is reached. Such shifts are non-linear, and practically irreversible.
Corp Watch
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador, one of the most biodiverse areas of the planet, is home to the Huaorani, Tagaeri and Taromenane Indigenous peoples. In September 2023, after 10 years of activism, the people of Ecuador voted to halt oil drilling forever.
Corp Watch
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Brazil Potash says Mura accept Amazon mine, prosecutors disagree Reuters PaulaR Fri, 10/06/2023 - 14:20 Friday, September 29, 2023 Read more Anthony Boadle & Ana Mano BRASILIA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Brazil Potash Corp, the Canadian firm planning to build Latin America's largest fertilizer mine in the Amazon rainforest, says a local Indigenous people, (..)
Corp Watch
AUGUST 15, 2023
Key Beef Supplier to the US Has a Dirty Secret, Film Says Aurora Martinez pratap Tue, 08/15/2023 - 23:33 Friday, August 11, 2023 [link] (Bloomberg) -- Nicaragua’s beef industry is under fresh scrutiny with a documentary backed by actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s foundation, which claims that ranchers there are illegally decimating rainforests to raise cattle (..)
A Greener Life
APRIL 17, 2024
From April 2023 to March 2024, the global average temperature was 1.58 Some of the most severe events this year include a drought in the Amazon rainforest, resulting in a record number of wildfires in Venezuela between January and March, and a drought in southern Africa that has wiped out crops and left millions facing hunger.
A Greener Life
MARCH 31, 2024
Between 2016 and 2023 these major influential financial players provided a staggering 21.1% of total global credit to companies in these sectors. In addition, the authors of the report highlight that the European Union (EU) provides 9.4% of current global investments to these sectors which they describe as ‘ecosystem risk sectors’.
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 19, 2023
While everything is connected to our ecosystems, and our oceans and rainforests are essential, people are most impacted and vital. During the conference, 2023 was declared the hottest year on record. Climate change intersects with physical health in myriad ways.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 25, 2023
Much like coral reefs and rainforests, wetlands teem with diverse plants, insects, and wildlife. Related Article: -- WeConservePA: The Nature Conservancy PA Permanently Protects 240 Acres In Luzerne County, Transfers To Game Commission [PaEN] [Posted: July 25, 2023] PA Environment Digest
Frontiers
APRIL 19, 2023
Tigers used to occur over vast areas of Asia: from the Black Sea of Turkey to the Korean Peninsula and south through the rainforests of south-east Asia to the islands of Java and Bali. Tigers are Asia’s iconic predator and, perhaps, the most recognizable species on the planet.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2022
The high demand for balsa wood in blades for lightweight structural support has linked the wind industry’s demand to increased Amazon rainforest logging and balsa plantation farming. The supply of balsa wood, on the other hand, is highly concentrated in Ecuador and Peru. By 2020, demand for balsa wood outstripped supply.
Inside Climate News
JANUARY 24, 2024
By Georgina Gustin Climate change was the primary driver of a massive drought in the Amazon basin in 2023 and will likely cause future extreme droughts, with potentially dire consequences for global efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report from World Weather Attribution.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
But in 2023 the script has been flipped and the good news keeps on coming. The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. For several years, headlines about Amazon deforestation have all been bad. Good news in Brazil where deforestation in the Amazon declined 66.1
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.
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.
Legal Planet
MARCH 17, 2022
Members also selected the chairs for the next set of meetings – San Martin (Peru) and Yucatan (Mexico) will serve as co-chairs for the remainder of 2022, respectively hosting meetings in the fall and into the beginning of the new year; and Papua (Indonesia) will chair the partnership for 2023. Photo credit: Daniel Melling.
Circle of Blue
APRIL 19, 2023
Family farms are searching for creative ways to sustain themselves amidst these changes, all while coexisting with and conserving the nearby tropical rainforests — for which farmers receive a small amount of compensation from the government. Christian Thorsberg, Interim Stream Editor Recent WaterNews from Circle of Blue U.S.
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.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 13, 2023
Banks are still fanning the flames According to the 2023 edition of Banking on Climate Chaos , released this week, the world’s 60 largest banks spent $673 billion on fossil fuel financing in 2022 and $5.5 trillion in the seven years since the adoption of the Paris climate agreement.
Academy of Natural Sciences
JULY 1, 2022
For Akilah Chatman, a Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES) graduate from Drexel University, every day was a new adventure: climbing waterfalls, jumping from cliffs, exploring rainforests, befriending frogs and lizards, inspecting flora, gardening with their mother and so much more.
Law Columbia
AUGUST 8, 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission regulations on climate disclosure, first proposed in March 2022 and likely to be issued in final form in October 2023, [1] have drawn considerable controversy and face an uncertain fate in the inevitable litigation. [2] It went into effect in January 2023 and will be phased in over the next five years.
Legal Planet
JULY 5, 2023
According to the Center for International Environmental Law as of April 2023, the World Bank “has financed and incentivized up to $165 billion in fossil fuel investments since the Paris Agreement was signed [in 2015].” Right now, in 2023, that does not exist.
Corp Watch
MARCH 1, 2024
JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest. The Meat Atlas, a non-profit publication that tracks the industry, estimates that JBS slaughters 42 million chickens, 170,000 cattle and 350,000 pigs every single week. SA) agreed to pay $52.5
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.
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 14, 2022
In Mexico , the rushed development of a tourist train across the Yucatan peninsula threatens biodiverse rainforests and Indigenous communities, drawing UN attention. The peninsula also comprises six UNESCO world heritage sites , which include protections for the country’s largest swath of tropical rainforests.
Corp Watch
JUNE 7, 2023
USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science Union of Concerned Scientists PaulaR Thu, 06/08/2023 - 03:44 Friday, August 14, 2015 Read more Deborah Bailin Almost 130 years ago, Coca-Cola first quenched Americans’ thirst and splashed its irresistible blend of sugar and, yes, cocaine , across our taste buds and brains.
Corp Watch
JUNE 7, 2023
Total Penalties $241,580,318 (July 7, 2023) Number of Records 118 Books Agrifood Atlas: Facts and figures about the corporations that control what we eat by Heinrich Böll Foundation, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation & Friends of the Earth Europe (2017) Citizen Coke by Bartow J.
Corp Watch
JUNE 7, 2023
in bribes BBC PaulaR Wed, 06/07/2023 - 10:06 Thursday, April 14, 2022 Read more Prosecutors say Noel Corry created a "corrupt procurement culture" A former Coca-Cola Enterprises manager has admitted taking more than £1.5m UK: Coca-Cola Enterprises boss admits taking £1.5m
ESA
MAY 9, 2022
billion for the agency in FY 2023. Relentless’ destruction of rainforest continuing despite Cop26 pledge – The Guardian. This letter was also sent to Senate Appropriators ahead of a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing about the Forest Service’s FY 2023 budget. ESC – FY 2023 Appropriations Statement (March 28, 2022).
Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Millions of acres of Alaska’s Tongass forest, the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest, will once again be federally protected from road-building and timber harvests. The post The Stream, February 1, 2023: US Government Restores Protections for Alaska’s Tongass Forest appeared first on Circle of Blue.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 10, 2022
Bill Shuster -- Perdue Foundation Supports New Educational Duck Pond At Hope Springs Farm For People With Developmental Disabilities In Hershey -- Warren Times: Time Explorers Theme Of Warren Conservation District Student Summer Camp -- Warren Times: Second Grade Classroom Turned Into Rainforest -- PA Outdoor Writers Assn. EIA: Expects U.S.
ESA
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. Applications are due January 1, 2023. All comments must be submitted by 11:59 PM ET on January 27, 2023 via the USGCRP Review and Comment System. Comments are due by March 31, 2023. In this issue: White House Releases Draft Fifth National Climate Assessment, ESA to Hold Webinar Nov.
ESA
JANUARY 10, 2022
The report is expected for release in late 2023. Lovejoy III, an ecologist who dedicated his career to preserving the Amazon rainforest, dies at 80 – The Washington Post. ESC – Recommendation to the White House Office of Management and Budget for FY 2023 Budget (Nov. Science and Engineering Jan.
ESA
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
The $425 million amount would represent a $57 million increase over FY 2023 levels. The United Arab Emirates is set to host the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Conference of Parties 28 (COP 28) in November 2023. Nominations are due March 2, 2023. 16, 2023, submit a comment here. climate talks.
ESA
JULY 1, 2022
Supreme Court will hear Clean Water Act case in October 2023. The court may not issue a final ruling until summer 2023. The White House’s latest regulatory unified agenda reports that the administration expects to release a new proposed rule in November 2023, after the Supreme Court issues its ruling. EPA Supreme Court Case.
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