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A $1 Billion Investment in the ‘New Forest Economy’

Legal Planet

First, it seeks to structure more flexible implementation support for subnational governments and communities for policy implementation and actions. WRI also found that greenhouse gas emissions from tropical deforestation in 2022 were equivalent to those of India (the third largest emitting country in the world!).

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Jason Gray Joins the Emmett Institute as Project Director, Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force

Legal Planet

In his new role as Project Director of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force , Jason will help direct a major sub-national coalition focused on reducing tropical deforestation and advancing inclusive, equitable, low-emissions development at jurisdiction scale. The Emmett Institute is co-sponsoring the meeting.

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Back in the game: Brazil’s reengagement in climate governance

Law Columbia

Perhaps less excitingly, but more consequentially, Brazil also has a long tradition of progressive environmental policies and climate governance, playing a key role in several international conferences. Under President Bolsonaro, Amazon deforestation soared to its highest rate since 2008.

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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

Law Columbia

Over the last decade, courts, legislatures and various bodies of government in countries around the world have sought and won ecosystem protection through nature rights. The Supreme Court declared that the Colombia Amazon accordingly was entitled to protection, conservation, maintenance and restoration. Province of Entre Ríos, et al.

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Conservation: History and Future

Environmental Science

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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Recognizing the Rights of a River: Challenges and Opportunities from Colombia to Colorado

HumanNature

In 2016, the Constitutional Court of Colombia decided that the Atrato River in Colombia’s northwest Department of Chocó is a recognized rights-holding subject, with specific rights to protection, conservation, maintenance, and restoration. Understanding this case will help further appreciate what could develop in Colorado.

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Turkish parliament dumps Coke, Nestle from menus over alleged Israel support

Corp Watch

China: Melamine Scandal DW | September 22, 2008 As the milk scandal widens, Swiss food giant Nestle said it was "confident" that its products in China were safe. In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily. Who's to blame? Media reports had suggested its products were laced with a chemical that killed four babies.