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A Greener Life
JANUARY 20, 2023
Coal extraction in Indonesia is done with open-pit mining, hence the deforestation,” says Syahrul Fitra, a senior forest campaigner at Greenpeace Southeast Asia. He argues that the government should stop issuing mining licences in protected forests or conservation areas. “It of total tropical deforestation between 2000 and 2019.
Legal Planet
APRIL 13, 2023
Climate litigation is gaining momentum in Brazil as a tool to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal deforestation. Lula, who served as President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 (and is the first President in the country to return for a third term), is known for supporting policies to protect the environment and disenfranchised social groups.
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A Greener Life
JANUARY 18, 2022
During last November’s COP26 climate change conference, the president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, signed an agreement that will see US$20 million flow towards the conservation of the country’s forests, funds earmarked to increase protection and help avoid deforestation. Conditions vary between these agreements.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 30, 2024
Getting this right is important, both for California and to ensure the LCFS remains a workable model for other states and the federal government. Moreover, absent reform, the LCFS is not a replicable model for other states or the federal government.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 6, 2023
Deforestation and forest fragmentation are making it harder for species to move in response to climate chnage. These annual marine heatwaves (MHWs) have increased by 54% during the last century, and eight of the ten worst MHWs have occurred since 2010. Photo: T.R. s Cloud Peak Wilderness would all experience connectivity failures.
Law Columbia
APRIL 22, 2021
According to the “Rights of Nature” doctrine, an ecosystem is entitled to legal personhood status and as such, has the right to defend itself in a court of law against harms, including environmental degradation caused by a specific development project or even by climate change. What countries have declared rights of nature?
Law Columbia
DECEMBER 1, 2021
On October 26, 2021, Observatório do Clima (OC), a network of 71 civil society organizations, filed a class action at the federal court of Amazonas against the Environmental Ministry and Brazilian government ( Laboratório do Observatório do Clima v. Omissions from the Brazilian government on climate policy. o C global warming scenario.
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