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

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In 2008, Ecuador became the first country in the world to formally recognize and implement the Rights of Nature, which Ecuadorians refer to as the Rights of Pachamama (Mother Earth). The Supreme Court declared that the Colombia Amazon accordingly was entitled to protection, conservation, maintenance and restoration.

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Florida Governor DeSantis’ Head-In-The Sand Climate Change Policies

Legal Planet

(credit: PBI Actuarial Consultants) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, in coordination with an equally myopic and partisan Florida Legislature, has approved new state legislation ( HB 1645 ) that eliminates the term “climate change” from numerous existing Florida statutes that former Republican Governor Charlie Crist signed into law in 2008.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The FWS concluded in 2008 that the trout should be listed but reversed course in 2014 and concluded that listing was no longer warranted. The court did, however, find that the FWS failed to explain different methodologies it used in 2008 and 2014 to calculate the number of healthy populations of the trout. 1884CV01431 (Mass.

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