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Starting with a Messy Slate: The Role of Environmental Law in Haiti after the 2010 Earthquake

Vermont Law

Summary: The country of Haiti does not have a history of effective environmental regulation and this has continued after the devastating 2010 earthquake due to a lack of political and economic infrastructure. Another major issue, deforestation, is the result of a surprising incentive. appeared first on.

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The EU-MERCOSUR Deal: A Litmus Test for Resolving the Growing Paradox of Development and Conservation

Vermont Law

There can be no political freedom without there also being economic freedom. the highest surge in fires since 2010. These criticisms arose over a concern for conserving the Amazon’s carbon sequestration potential and its abundant biodiversity. developed themselves and consolidated their democracies. And vice-versa. contributing.

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Nestlé faces US lawsuit for allegedly false advertising pet food as ‘natural’

Corp Watch

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. I also went looking for something to inspire me politically.

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Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report

Corp Watch

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. I also went looking for something to inspire me politically.

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

Corp Watch

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. I also went looking for something to inspire me politically.

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Deserts as Ecosystems and Why They Need Protecting

Environmental Science

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. Africa: Namib (Coastal).

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The majority said it “reluctantly” concluded that “the plaintiffs’ case must be made to the political branches or to the electorate at large” and “[t]hat the other branches may have abdicated their responsibility to remediate the problem does not confer on Article III courts, no matter how well-intentioned, the ability to step into their shoes.”

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