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Guest Commentary: Brazilian’s first tort climate case for illegal deforestation in Amazonia

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The majority of the cases have been filed by the Amazon Task Force (ATF), established in 2018 by federal public prosecutors to unite the offices working to combat illegal deforestation in Amazonia. hectares (the equivalent of 4,650 football fields) between 2011 and 2018. Illegal deforestation in traditional land.

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Global Perspectives on a Global Pact for the Environment

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A duty imposed for more directly attributable pollution under The Pact, such as deforestation or oil spills, may be easier to define and therefore to enforce on corporations. About 22 percent of global CO2 emissions are associated with exported goods. The Global Pact could change this. Europe, and Japan).

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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FWS developed the interpretation in a 2011 “Polar Bear Memo” that addressed the determination of threatened status for polar bears.) The complaint focuses on deforestation in five Amazonian regions: Loreto, Ucayali, Madre de Dios, Amazonas and San Martin. The plaintiffs’ claims arise under article 2.22

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