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HotSpots H2O: Years-Long Drought Pushes Brazil to the Brink

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Scientists estimate that Brazil hasn’t seen a normal period of rainfall since 2010. Scientists attribute the drought’s severity to climate change, deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, and the La Niña weather pattern. Scientists estimate that the country hasn’t seen a normal period of rainfall since 2010. Wikimedia Commons.

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Climate Policy in the World’s Fourth Largest Country

Legal Planet

Indonesia has the third largest rainforest after Brazil and Congo. This was an increased unconditional commitment compared to the 2010 pledge of 26%. Over three-fourths of Indonesia electricity comes from fossil fuels: 60% from coal and 16% from gas. Its long-term plan calls for carbon neutrality by 2060.

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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

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The Amazon rainforest on the Urubu River. Climate litigation is gaining momentum in Brazil as a tool to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal deforestation. Photo by Andre Deak via Flickr.

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Mike Schaefer: Stewarding a Remarkable Trustee's Gifts of Time and Money to Pacific Northwest Conservation

Washington Nature

“My heart just melted when The Nature Conservancy let me know that it was going to direct funds from my partner's bequest into critical land purchases and restoration along the Clearwater River adjacent to the Quinault Reservation in our Olympic coastal rainforest.” He was honored alongside the late Billy Frank Jr.

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A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest

Law Columbia

It contributes to increasing pressure against President Bolsonaro for widespread environmental damage across the country, resulting from a significant lack of climate action and the pervasive destruction of the Amazon rainforest. by 2020 against a 2010 baseline. Omissions from the Brazilian government on climate policy. Bolsonaro ).

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Restoring Asia’s Roar: Our plan to see tigers flourish again in historic locations

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Tigers used to occur over vast areas of Asia: from the Black Sea of Turkey to the Korean Peninsula and south through the rainforests of south-east Asia to the islands of Java and Bali. However, as a result of centuries of persecution and habitat loss, tigers currently occur in only a tiny fraction of this historic range.

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

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