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

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The Amazon rainforest, the country’s not-so-secret weapon to mitigate climate change, features prominently in the litigation. hectares (the equivalent of 4,650 football fields) between 2011 and 2018. The emissions from deforestation directly contribute to climate change, impacting human rights.

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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.) Peruvian Youth Filed Action Against Government Demanding Action on Climate Change, Amazon Rainforest. The court also said FWS unlawfully applied its “significant portion of its range” policy to the bat.

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