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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. A similar series of developments played out with the Māori living in the Te Urewara National Park. This was the first country recognizing RoN.

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

Legal Planet

EPA, brought by a group of conservative/red states who challenge EPA’s approval of California’s request to adopt air pollution emission limits for motor vehicles more stringent than those issued by EPA. Near the end of his time in office in 2008, President George W.

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Challenge to California’s Hen Housing Laws

National Law Center

Proposition 2 is the original California ballot initiative, passed in 2008, imposing specific space requirements for pregnant sows, veal calves and laying hens. Under “Prop 2,” covered animals located in the state of California could not be prevented from lying down, standing up and fully extending its limbs or turning around freely.

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

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

The Corporate Consolidation of Seed Breeding Over the past decades, we have seen a hyper consolidation of the seed market with over 50% of seed sales coming from companies that are owned by four large biotechnology corporations. Source: Philip H. To strictly analyze the cost of seed, consider that corn farmers who paid $26.65