Law Columbia
DECEMBER 1, 2021
On October 26, 2021, Observatório do Clima (OC), a network of 71 civil society organizations, filed a class action at the federal court of Amazonas against the Environmental Ministry and Brazilian government ( Laboratório do Observatório do Clima v. Omissions from the Brazilian government on climate policy. o C global warming scenario.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 11, 2021
HotSpots H2O: Argentina’s Paraná River Drops to 77-Year Low, Resulting in Economic Loss and Wildfires – Stretching over 3,000 miles, the Paraná River supports rainforest diversity, Indigenous ancestral homes, and Argentina’s economy. The move comes amid India’s push to reduce their own carbon emissions.
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A Greener Life
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Our response to climate change is a balancing act: we work to reduce carbon emissions on the one hand and to enhance nature’s ability to absorb carbon on the other. We can also build on and improve this take-up of CO2 , also known as carbon sinks, by planting more trees or restoring wetlands.
A Greener Life
AUGUST 2, 2021
Global Footprint Network believes that the pandemic showed that governments demonstrated they can act swiftly, both in terms of regulations and spending, when they put human lives above all else. Of course, there’s a big difference in which countries bear the responsibility for carbon emissions and the collapse of biocapacity.
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 12, 2021
While the CRC rejected the youth petitioners’ claim as inadmissible, it found that each State has duties to address climate harm outside its own territory, and therefore can be held responsible for the negative impact of its carbon emissions on the rights of children within and outside its territory. In Neubauer, et al. In Leghari v.
Ocean Conservancy
AUGUST 11, 2022
It’s common knowledge that coral reefs are the rainforests of the sea —hosting an abundant variety of sea life and crucial habitat for about 25% of all ocean species. It’s true that most people could easily identify a coral reef. But did you know that just like ice cream, corals have two different varieties—soft and hard?
Law Columbia
JUNE 16, 2021
The Amazon rainforest, the country’s not-so-secret weapon to mitigate climate change, features prominently in the litigation. Cases have targeted the federal government for failure to contain a surge in deforestation and the federal environmental agency for easing timber exportation requirements. 1005885-78.2021.4.01.3200.
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