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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 last public records, from 2018, show the purse at $20 billion short. .

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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

Legal Planet

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 decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al. Photo by Andre Deak via Flickr. In Future Generations v.

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The Stream, June 30, 2021: Water Scarcity Top Concern For Global Economy

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Operating since 1989, the co-op reconstructs rainforest conditions by planting up to 40 species, about a dozen of which they process into food products sold throughout Brazil. Another mine, which closed in 2018, was also retrospectively given permission to release water under emergency powers granted by the state government in June.

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Amazon Deforestation is Down. Here’s Why.

Legal Planet

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

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Major Shareholders Click here for the latest list Political Influence OpenSecrets.org Profile of Repsol Image Similar Companies Related Gulliver Profiles Royal Dutch Shell BP Total S.A. SEC 2018) Repsol Subsidiaries (via U.S. Major Procurement Contracts Raytheon contracts with the U.S. Repsol Subsidiaries (via U.S.

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Environmental activism in Latin America

Our Environment

South America is home to the largest biodiverse rainforests on Earth. It has also been reported that between the years of 2002 and 2018 more than 20 million hectares of tropical forests were cleared in the Amazon purely for beef production. This is equivalent to a rainforest the size of the United Kingdom [3].

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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. They told Nestlé that they wanted them to stop. Of course, they are still pumping as we speak.”