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Amazon Deforestation is Down. Here’s Why.

Legal Planet

For several years, headlines about Amazon deforestation have all been bad. But in 2023 the script has been flipped and the good news keeps on coming. Good news in Brazil where deforestation in the Amazon declined 66.1 Q: What do you make of the reduction in deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon and what else should we know?

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UK House of Lords Considers New Bill on Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence

Clean Energy Law

The Private Members Bill, if passed, would establish the UK’s first law mandating business due diligence on human rights and the environment. Reflecting this change in expectations, the UK’s Environment Secretary announced new measures on 9 December 2023, under the Environment Act. By Paul A. Davies , Michael D.

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The Stream, February 1, 2023: US Government Restores Protections for Alaska’s Tongass Forest

Circle of Blue

. — Christian Thorsberg, Interim Stream Editor Recent WaterNews from Circle of Blue Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters — Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses. In 2020, the Trump administration announced the policy’s reversal.

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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

Legal Planet

Climate litigation is gaining momentum in Brazil as a tool to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal deforestation. Deforestation in the Amazon decreased significantly (by over 70%) during Lula’s last two terms, while it jumped (about 60%) under President Bolsonaro. Brazil) is also noteworthy.

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The Stream, March 8, 2023: Rewilding Pulls Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Wetlands Back from the Brink

Circle of Blue

Flush with Cash, State Lawmakers Consider Water Risks — Water is poised for prominence this year in state law and policy. Nonprofit organizations and private landowners have stepped up in recent decades to combat deforestation. million people, Mongabay reports.

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A Cap on Vegetable Oil-Based Fuels Will Stabilize and Strengthen California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Union of Concerned Scientists

Global hunger and deforestation: Excessive consumption of bio-based diesel fuels has already contributed to the 2022 global food crisis , and is accelerating deforestation caused by increased soybean and palm oil cultivation around the world. In 2020, every state except Alaska blended at least 9.5

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Emergency?

Legal Planet

percent of GDP in 2020 and are expected to increase to 7.4 Right now, in 2023, that does not exist. trillion or 6.8 percent of GDP in 2025 as the share of fuel consumption in emerging markets (where price gaps are generally larger) continues to climb.”