Legal Planet

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Agriculture has historically been left out of the conversation at COP. That changed this year with the Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action , which was signed by 134 world leaders. This agreement emphasizes the imperative to adapt agricultural practices to a warming world.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Still, in recent years illegal loggers, irresponsible farmers, and gold miners have begun to deforest large rainforest areas in pursuit of short-term profit. Promoting food security Furthermore, this initiative promotes food security and enhances traditional agricultural practices. Product review: Truly Nuts!

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2023

We need to better understand these changes, and to adapt biodiversity conservation strategies to take them into consideration. Deforestation and forest fragmentation are making it harder for species to move in response to climate chnage. s Cloud Peak Wilderness would all experience connectivity failures. Photo: National Park Service.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

million in matching contributions to generate a total conservation impact of $36.6 Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. On September 4, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced $23.8 The 56 grants will leverage $12.8 Forest Service and Altria Group.

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HumanNature

MARCH 16, 2021

Candidate in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Are you still able to do your research right now? As a conservation biologist and PhD candidate working on an international research project, I have been asked this question countless times in the last year.

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Acoel

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Industrial food systems are responsible for one-third of greenhouse gas emissions and are a key driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss , threatening more than 85 percent of the 28,000 species at risk of extinction. With more than 200 events, four pavilions, and a day dedicated to agriculture, COP27 was billed as the “ first food COP.”

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Commodities driven deforestation is a major reputational risk for food businesses. But, with grasslands disappearing at an ‘alarming’ rate, could this become the next conservation battleground? Read the full story at Food Navigator. A lesser known environmental impact is the contribution food production makes to grasslands degradation.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The patrol group of Indigenous farmers, teachers, and hunters spend their time working with conservation officers to track deforestation and report their findings to government regulators. Uganda has lost about 40 percent of its wetlands over the past two decades due to illegal filling for building or agricultural expansion.

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Frontiers

MARCH 15, 2022

In the case of the Amazonian fires of 2019, there was no clear information on what exactly was burning: forests or previously deforested areas that had been converted to pasture and cropland,” explained Dr Alexandra Tyukavina, of the University of Maryland. Forest loss was defined as the removal of woody vegetation over 5 meters in height.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 25, 2022

Conservative estimates suggest that changing the way we produce and consume food could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by at least 10.3 Germany was the only country we looked at that committed to moving away from harmful subsidies that prop up intensive agricultural practices and contribute to higher emissions.

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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. She inherited her work ethic from her parents, who built small businesses and were active members of their community.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

In 2018, a group of young plaintiffs filed a special constitutional claim called tutela alleging that their fundamental rights to a healthy environment, life, health, food, and water were threatened by climate change and the government’s failure to reduce deforestation in the Amazon. Province of Entre Ríos, et al.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 10, 2019

These criticisms arose over a concern for conserving the Amazon’s carbon sequestration potential and its abundant biodiversity. Furthermore, the mass-burning of the Amazon rainforest is emitting incredible amounts of carbon, multiplying the effect of deforestation by. relies on subsistence or cash-crop based agriculture.

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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. His property, and much of the agricultural land along the West Branch, is farmed by Jamie Hicks. When asked what motivates his tireless efforts, he says, “I want to be the best I can be at what I do.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Land was cleared for agriculture and forest products. According to the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, forests cover almost 60 percent (17 million acres) of the Commonwealth today. However, land use changes, such as deforestation, have big impacts on the environment. Forests provide invaluable benefits.

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Frontiers

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In fact, the ancient Maya grew and developed in the tropical forest, conserving the landscape and maintaining cultural prosperity. The received wisdom is that the Maya overpopulated the region and with their need for food, deforested the landscape and disappeared. In your opinion, why is your research important?

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Student in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Have you ever tried an Impossible or Beyond Burger? And both beef production and growing soy to support it have caused severe deforestation in biodiversity-rich areas like the Amazon 2.

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Environmental Progress

MAY 21, 2020

Peter Daszak published an article which argued that “Rampant deforestation, uncontrolled expansion of agriculture, intensive farming, mining and infrastructure development, as well as the exploitation of wild species have created a ‘perfect storm’ for the spillover of diseases from wildlife to people.” This is hard. I think so.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JANUARY 12, 2023

Unfortunately, the southern Amazon Rainforest is also at the center of the region’s deforestation. Understanding, appreciating and conserving biodiversity has been at the core of the Academy’s science work since its founding in 1812.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 13, 2020

The environmental issue addressed here is that certain agricultural practices, like converting forests to ranchland, release large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere and severely disrupt ecosystems. stem from land cover change, such as deforestation, afforestation/reforestation, and wood harvesting. come from deforestation.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Palm oil for Nestlé: more than 1,000 cases of deforestation per day Rainforest Rescue | October 22, 2020 In 2010, Nestlé gave itself ten years to switch to 100% deforestation-free palm oil. In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Palm oil for Nestlé: more than 1,000 cases of deforestation per day Rainforest Rescue | October 22, 2020 In 2010, Nestlé gave itself ten years to switch to 100% deforestation-free palm oil. In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily.

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Manning Law

JUNE 8, 2020

As ecosystems and biodiversity fall to cities, agriculture, infrastructure, climate change and pollution, nature’s ability to provide food, oxygen, clean water and climate regulation plummets. Keeping wild spaces wild, stopping deforestation and restoring degraded land to protect biodiversity, boost food production and store carbon.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

What is Conservation? We define conservation as a broad approach to preserving what is already there and the due care and attention to protecting it for the future (1). Resource conservation is the active ways in which we seek to limit the use of resources to reduce the strain put on supply. Conservation, Ethics, Philosophy.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

For example, the ongoing debate over the impact of certain pesticides in agriculture , greenhouse gas emissions are often a battle between the science and industry's attempts to muddy the science and government lobbying to roll back legislation (2). The substance may be harmful to wildlife, people, biodiversity or the overall ecology.

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HumanNature

JANUARY 26, 2024

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. Global hotspots for soil nature conservation. Now comes the bummer. cover cropping, limited tillage, polyculture). Guerra, C.

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Environmental Progress

MAY 21, 2020

Peter Daszak published an article which argued that “Rampant deforestation, uncontrolled expansion of agriculture, intensive farming, mining and infrastructure development, as well as the exploitation of wild species have created a ‘perfect storm’ for the spillover of diseases from wildlife to people.”

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 8, 2023

Stretching thinly and sporadically along the nation’s eastern coast, the ecosystem is home to “2,200 species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians,” and “60 percent of all of Brazil’s threatened animal species,” according to the Nature Conservancy. million people, Mongabay reports. “The

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Environmental Science

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

A Brief History of the Use, Study, and Conservation, of Deserts. The birth of the science of eremology (the study of the desert biome) began in the mid-20 th century and with the dawning of the understanding of such environmental concepts as human geography, ecology, and, of course, conservation. In Antiquity.

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Senate considering annual defense policy bill, which includes authorizes funding for tropical forest and coral reef conservation. This law provides loan forgiveness for developing countries that meet specific benchmarks and agree to contribute to tropical forest and coral reef conservation. Executive Branch. Executive Branch.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Palm oil for Nestlé: more than 1,000 cases of deforestation per day Rainforest Rescue | October 22, 2020 In 2010, Nestlé gave itself ten years to switch to 100% deforestation-free palm oil. In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily.

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Environmental Progress

JUNE 29, 2020

In reality, the above facts come from the best-available scientific studies, including those conducted by or accepted by the IPCC, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and other leading scientific bodies.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

By Waterkeeper Alliance In response to a lawsuit filed by five conservation groups, a federal judge [ ruled on September 6 ] that the U.S. We look forward to an official listing under the Endangered Species Act so that conservation efforts are expanded to support the life of the eastern hellbender.” “The District Judge Lewis J.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

To mention just a few issues, it has resulted in the loss of biodiversity, a decline in agricultural productivity and global warming, all of which have implications not only for living beings, but also for economies. But liability for climate-induced damage is complex, due to issues of attribution and causation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In places such as Argentina , Chile , Bolivia , Serbia , and the US , Indigenous and allied environmental justice advocates charge that lithium mining operations have accelerated drought, thus decreasing agricultural yields, local food security, and rural livelihoods. Source: Hans Olav Lien/Wikimedia Commons. Source: Fairphone/Flickr.

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Environmental Progress

AUGUST 8, 2020

In response to my claim that “Preventing future pandemics requires more — not less — ‘industrial’ agriculture” Kasprak quotes a scientist who notes, “To the extent that agricultural intensification reduces pressure on wildlands, it can help reduce risk of future pandemics.” The question is how.

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Environmental Progress

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Testimony before the House Agriculture Committee for a Hearing on “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors” Written statement provided by Michael D. Technological change and agricultural modernization will significantly outweigh climate change in the U.S. land used for agriculture. [15]

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