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Six Things to Know about Rights of Nature

Legal Planet

In Ecuador, which has followed more of a litigation strategy, a campaign led by Indigenous groups led to a constitutional amendment in 2008. The impacts of climate change and loss of biodiversity are getting worse. A similar series of developments played out with the Māori living in the Te Urewara National Park.

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Good & Bad Environmental News From the U.S. Supreme Court

Legal Planet

This legal battle has both a long history and enormous implications for California’s aggressive pollution control and climate change policies. Near the end of his time in office in 2008, President George W. That Court ruled on those petitions this past week. Download as PDF

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

Support for resilient and diversified seed systems is critical in the upcoming Farm Bill and can also be a direct pathway to support BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities and climate change strategies. Source: Philip H. To strictly analyze the cost of seed, consider that corn farmers who paid $26.65