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Analysis: How Costa Rica reversed deforestation and raised millions for conservation

A Greener Life

The Central American nation has won praise for its conservation efforts, including in reforestation, and continues to attract international finance to support its initiatives. The Central American nation has secured more than US$135 million in finance for nature in recent years, another leaf in its conservation success story.

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The fertilisation of the Amazon rainforest by Saharan dust

Our Environment

The winds pick up Saharan dust, which then travels across the Atlantic Ocean to where it is deposited in the Amazon basin [4]. It is incredibly important to consider this relationship with the Sahara Desert in conservation strategies for the Amazon rainforest [16]. References. Barkley, A. Prospero, J. Mahowald, N., Hamilton, D.

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

Circle of Blue

Stretching thinly and sporadically along the nation’s eastern coast, the ecosystem is home to “2,200 species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians,” and “60 percent of all of Brazil’s threatened animal species,” according to the Nature Conservancy. million people, Mongabay reports.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

Senate considering annual defense policy bill, which includes authorizes funding for tropical forest and coral reef conservation. This law provides loan forgiveness for developing countries that meet specific benchmarks and agree to contribute to tropical forest and coral reef conservation. from 12,549 in 2020 to 11,814 in 2021.

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Challenges and Opportunities in Mining Materials for Energy Storage Lithium-ion Batteries

Union of Concerned Scientists

Fossil fuel extraction not only ignites climate change, but degrades land and wildlife ecosystems, pollutes waterways, acidifies the oceans, exacerbates natural disasters, expropriates Indigenous land , and leads to devastating chronic health impacts for fossil fuel industry workers and adjacent communities. A 2021 study by Bamana et al.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

3, 2021); Vecinos para el Bienestar de la Comunidad Costera v. On September 8, 2021, a federal district court in New Jersey granted the City of Hoboken’s motion to remand to state court its climate change lawsuit against oil and gas companies. 20, 2021), No. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , No. 20-1045 (D.C. Minnesota v.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

June 15, 2021). June 16, 2021). On June 14, 2021, the U.S. On June 23, 2021, Chevron Corporation filed notice in the district court of its voluntary dismissal of third-party complaints against the energy company Equinor ASA (formerly Statoil ASA). June 14, 2021). June 28, 2021). June 25, 2021).

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