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Amazon Deforestation is Down. Here’s Why.

Legal Planet

The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. Q: What do you make of the reduction in deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon and what else should we know? Jason Gray: This year has seen some really sobering news on the tropical deforestation front.

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Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill

Corp Watch

Mediterranean Reefs Will Be Destroyed Upon Repsol's Prospecting Published by Oceana | July 21, 2011 Information provided by Repsol Investigaciones Petrolíferas, S.

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Environmental activism in Latin America

Our Environment

South America is home to the largest biodiverse rainforests on Earth. This is equivalent to a rainforest the size of the United Kingdom [3]. 3) Birss Moria (2017) Criminalising environmental activism pages 315-322. (4) Written by: Danielle McGuire. 2 pp 105-110. (2) 2) Geraldo B. 110, pages 173-177. (3)

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Martinique Grigg: Supporting the Environment Through Socially Conscious Strategy

Washington Nature

In 2017, Martinique and her business partner took ownership of Salumi, an iconic Seattle deli. Her can-do attitude stems from the time she led outdoor expeditions and realized that being a leader means “you’re the one who is willing to step in and keep everyone’s spirits up.”

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

Corp Watch

Mexico: Protesters are blocking access to Nestlé Tlahuapan to demand the water supply be handled with more care Cecilia Espinoza Galindo | Municipios Puebla | January 16, 2017 The protesters claim that the bottling giant extracts one million liters from the spring per day since its arrival in the municipality 20 years ago.

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

Corp Watch

Mexico: Protesters are blocking access to Nestlé Tlahuapan to demand the water supply be handled with more care Cecilia Espinoza Galindo | Municipios Puebla | January 16, 2017 The protesters claim that the bottling giant extracts one million liters from the spring per day since its arrival in the municipality 20 years ago.

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The End Is Not Near, But If An 'Insect Apocalypse' Ever Happens, How Would We Know?

Science Blogs

The first study to set off alarms was published in 2017 by entomologists in Germany, who reported that over 27 years the biomass of flying insects in their traps had declined by 75%. Another study from the Luquillo Long Term Ecological Research program site in the Puerto Rican rainforest reproduced an insect survey from the 1970s.