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HotSpots H2O: In Madagascar, Droughts Caused by Climate Change Contribute to Famine

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Though its northern and central regions are lush with tropical weather and rainforests, the south is historically dry, comprising vast desert stretches. The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement established a $100 billion yearly budget to aid developing nations combat climate change.

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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. The movement follows a worldwide upsurge in climate change-related cases, which have more than doubled since 2015. Photo by Andre Deak via Flickr.

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Amazon Deforestation is Down. Here’s Why.

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It’s the lowest level for the month of August since 2018 and it continues a downward trend. The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. But in 2023 the script has been flipped and the good news keeps on coming. percent compared to last August.

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

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In 2018, we penned “The Case Against Nestlé” and launched the Nestlé Pledge: a commitment consumers can make to disavow themselves from Nestlé. USA: Nestlé’s Latest Exploits: The case against Nestlé hasn’t stopped growing.

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

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In 2018, we penned “The Case Against Nestlé” and launched the Nestlé Pledge: a commitment consumers can make to disavow themselves from Nestlé. USA: Nestlé’s Latest Exploits: The case against Nestlé hasn’t stopped growing.

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

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In 2018, we penned “The Case Against Nestlé” and launched the Nestlé Pledge: a commitment consumers can make to disavow themselves from Nestlé. USA: Nestlé’s Latest Exploits: The case against Nestlé hasn’t stopped growing.

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Release: Nearly all COP27 sponsors are either major polluters or enablers of fossil fuel industry

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Coca-Cola to pay $2.25M, update return-to-work policy to settle ADA charge Lisa Burden | HR Drive | August 23, 2018 Coca-Cola Refreshments USA has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. References: Did Coca-Cola Ever Contain Cocaine? Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), promising to pay $2.25