A Greener Life

APRIL 9, 2023

In 2022, an isolated Indigenous group disappeared in the Brazilian Amazon. The Ayoreo people live in the forests of the Gran Chaco in Paraguay, where protected land has been drastically deforested in recent decades. Photo credit:: Fotografías Nuevas / Flickr , PD. million and US$4.5 million to US$8.6 million, respectively.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 18, 2022

During last November’s COP26 climate change conference, the president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, signed an agreement that will see US$20 million flow towards the conservation of the country’s forests, funds earmarked to increase protection and help avoid deforestation.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Second, it stands out because of who is issuing the demand – namely, leaders of states, provinces, and communities who are at the frontlines of the climate, biodiversity, and economic crises that compound current high levels of deforestation. The World Resources Institute (WRI) found that we lost 10% more tropical forest in 2022 than in 2021.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

2022 Election Recap: Landslide Victory for Florida City’s ‘Right to Clean Water’ Amendment — Voters approved most water-related initiatives on the November 8 ballot. Increase in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon in the 2019-2022 period compared to the three previous years. . — Brett Walton, Interim Stream Editor.

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Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 17, 2024

Background The Singaporean government introduced the ICC Framework in November 2022, in tandem with the progressive increase in carbon tax rate under the Carbon Pricing (Amendment) Act 2022 from the current S$5 per tonne of emissions to S$25 per tonne in 2024 and 2025, and S$45 per tonne in 2026 and beyond.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In case you missed it: there’s some good news about Amazon deforestation continuing to plunge. Jason Gray and I spoke recently about why tropical deforestation is down in Brazil, Colombia, and Indonesia. That’s good news because deforestation of tropical forests is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2024

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. It makes no sense for California to consume most of the US supply of bio-based diesel.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 15, 2022

Tropical deforestation is estimated to cause more climate warming emissions than the global transportation sector , and deforestation rates have increased despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Find more information on the 12 th Annual Meeting of the GCF Task Force here. Background on the GCF Task Force. See here for more information.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 13, 2023

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. And somehow historical.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

Biodiesel and renewable diesel are closely related fuels made from the same oils and fats, which remain scarce, expensive, and linked to deforestation and food price spikes. The chart above shows the oils and fats used to make biodiesel and renewable diesel in 2022. Most bio-based diesel fuels are made from vegetable oil.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Enviva Whistleblower: Mongabay reports that Enviva, the world’s largest producer of wood pellets, has contributed to significant deforestation in the U.S. The post The Stream, December 7, 2022: England’s Water Industry Mostly Owned by Private Foreign Interests, Report Reveals appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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Frontiers

APRIL 5, 2022

The Unseen Effects of Deforestation: Biophysical Effects on Climate. The world’s forests do more than just store carbon, new research finds [link] — Michael Wolosin (@MWolosin) March 24, 2022. But with tens of thousands of articles published each year, many often fly under the radar. Article link: [link].

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Law Columbia

MARCH 28, 2022

On March 30, 2022, the Brazilian Supreme Court, the most important judicial body in the country, will hear seven cases, and all of them are environmental cases. Brazil (on deforestation and human rights) (ADPF 760) and PSB et al. By Isabela Soares Bicalho, Gabriel Mantelli, Maria Antonia Tigre and Carmem Añon Brasolin.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Efforts to reduce deforestation and its impact on the climate, biodiversity, and people – in particular Indigenous Peoples and local communities – are more needed and critical than ever. A full field visit brochure (in Spanish) is available here. Summaries of Day 1 and Day 2 are available from the GCF Task Force webpage.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 7, 2022

The timing of COP26, at the tail-end of 2021, means many of us have started 2022 with a renewed urgency around sustainability. Read the full story at The Manufacturer.

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Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2023

These include the Landfill Methane Regulation , SLCP Reduction Strategy , 2022 Scoping Plan , and SB 1383. Next time: ending deforestation. Here’s Part 1 , Part 2 , and Part 3 ). California has established a suite of strategies that lead the world in their ambition and sophistication. The rest of the world is starting to catch up.

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Frontiers

APRIL 20, 2022

In the case of the Amazonian fires of 2019, there was no clear information on what exactly was burning: forests or previously deforested areas that had been converted to pasture and cropland,” explained Dr Alexandra Tyukavina, of the University of Maryland.

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Frontiers

MARCH 15, 2022

In the case of the Amazonian fires of 2019, there was no clear information on what exactly was burning: forests or previously deforested areas that had been converted to pasture and cropland,” explained Dr Alexandra Tyukavina, of the University of Maryland. Read original article ? Download original article (pdf).

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 31, 2022

By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — January 31, 2022. The report’s other recommendations include limiting groundwater extraction and reducing deforestation. Pollution and poor sanitation are linked to the country’s staggering child stunting rates, which affect 35 percent of children under age 5. Jakarta’s descent is literal.

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Acoel

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Smita Narula. Industrial food systems are responsible for one-third of greenhouse gas emissions and are a key driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss , threatening more than 85 percent of the 28,000 species at risk of extinction. Image by Charles Echer from Pixabay.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2023

Deforestation and forest fragmentation are making it harder for species to move in response to climate chnage. Other research shows that deforestation and fragmentation has left 62% of tropical forests without enough connectivity to facilitate species shifts. Photo: T.R. American crocodile, Florida Everglades.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 25, 2023

For the AMOC (and other climate tipping points ), the only action we can take to minimise the risk is to get out of fossil fuels and stop deforestation as fast as possible. In 2022, the G20 governments alone subsidised fossil fuel use with 1.4 From Caesar et al. trillion dollars , up by 475% above the previous year.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2022

The gift was announced at the 2022 Pennsylvania Farm Show by The GIANT Company President Nicholas Bertram, Harrisburg University President Dr. Eric Darr, and Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. Posted: January 10, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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Frontiers

JULY 27, 2022

In 2022, Possenia’s efforts focus on restoration of ecosystems and rewilding. When people think of Switzerland, deforestation and destruction of ecosystems doesn’t really come to mind. In fact, over two-thirds of our world’s tropical forests have been lost to rampant deforestation for logging, mining, and agriculture.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Nestle now to face lawsuit over slave labor in West Africa John O'Brien | Legal Newsline | April 4, 2022 After almost three years, plaintiff lawyers have finally come up with a complaint that adequately alleges Nestle falsely labeled products to mislead consumers about the use of child and slave labor in the West African cocoa supply chain.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Nestle now to face lawsuit over slave labor in West Africa John O'Brien | Legal Newsline | April 4, 2022 After almost three years, plaintiff lawyers have finally come up with a complaint that adequately alleges Nestle falsely labeled products to mislead consumers about the use of child and slave labor in the West African cocoa supply chain.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 17, 2023

We are here’ is the stripe for 2022 and branching off of that are 5 versions of the future. We can and must work towards the future we want, one where we salvage a livable planet for future generations. Each stripe represents the global average temperature in that year compared to 1850. ‘We

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Circle of Blue

MAY 31, 2022

Submit them via www.regulations.gov or email to ow-docket@epa.gov using the subject line EPA-R10-OW-2022-0418. Such activities could include water pollution from illegal gold mining, deforestation, and drug cultivation. It argues that the mine is a domestic source of minerals needed for batteries and other non-fossil fuel energy.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In July 2022, Indonesians at the frontline of climate change filed a claim before the National Human Rights Commission seeking recognition that climate change is a matter of human rights and calling on the Indonesian government to take stronger action. By Margaretha Quina and Mae Manupipatpong*. The human rights complaint.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2022

The IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee during the unveiling of the report: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. They added that due to the increase in climate-friendly policies and laws we have seen enhanced energy efficiency, reduced deforestation rates and accelerated the deployment of renewable energy. By Anders Lorenzen.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In its Nationally Determined Contributions ( NDCs ), updated in 2022, India has made three major promises: a 45% reduction in its carbon emissions intensity (CO2 emissions per unit of electricity) based on 2005 levels, by 2030; 50% of installed electricity coming from non-fossil-fuel sources by 2030; and national carbon neutrality by 2070.

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HumanNature

APRIL 17, 2023

© 2022 Emily Iskin Art & Design. Water Resour Res 58 , (2022). Wood was historically removed from rivers for transportation (think the Mississippi River), infrastructure, and safety, but we now know that the removal of wood can significantly alter river corridors. 1: Floodplain wood on the banks of the Embarrass River, Illinois.

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HumanNature

APRIL 16, 2024

Interstates Map (Stumpf, 2022) Highways, bus networks, airports, and other modes of transportation are projects that usually impact hundreds of thousands or millions of people for tens of years. All the emissions and pollution caused by transportation are also a cost beyond the gas for cars or bus tickets.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

By Mariana Mazzucato, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , Johan Rockström , and Tharman Shanmugaratnam — September 27, 2022. Climate change and deforestation are reshaping the monsoon season, causing ice on the Tibetan plateau to melt , and affecting freshwater supplies to more than one billion people. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2022

Warming temperatures from climate change, excess sunlight from deforestation, and fertilizer from agricultural runoff can fuel algae growth. 12-13; Update On Revised DEP Stormwater Manual A Highlight [Posted: May 20, 2022] PA Environment Digest Algae outbreaks can also sicken humans, their pets, and marine animals.

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Physics World

JANUARY 19, 2022

Spaceport Cornwall expects to host regular Virgin Orbit launches from early 2022 and hopes to be the UK’s only “horizontal spaceport” – meaning that rocket-carrying planes can both take off and land. OneWeb – another US competitor – has so far launched 358 and will achieve global coverage using 648 satellites by the end of 2022.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Guest Post by Michelan Wilson , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. These effects of climate change have been closely linked to socioecological hazards, including biodiversity loss, pollution, deforestation, coastal erosion, overfishing, and freshwater salinization (Douglas & Cooper, 2020). OECD (2022).

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