A Greener Life
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
The rate of deforestation has since slowed, but it is still of major concern. Timber smuggling is another major cause of deforestation in the region. Khan says this is partly due to deforestation, adding: “This is a significant increase, and if this trend continues until the end of 2100, there is a fear of a further 3C increase.
Law Columbia
JUNE 16, 2021
Over the last year Brazil has seen numerous innovative climate litigation claims filed that have questioned the country’s climate policies and general effects of activities on climate change. (I The Amazon rainforest, the country’s not-so-secret weapon to mitigate climate change, features prominently in the litigation.
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Circle of Blue
AUGUST 2, 2021
The Acre, Moa, Juruá, and Japiim rivers, which succumbed earlier this year to increased flooding linked to climate change and extreme rain events, are keystone socio-environmental features. The expansion of BR-364 would contribute to the surging rate of Amazon deforestation, which nears its highest point in over a decade. .
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. percent or even 39 percent with a commensurate increase in costs for California drivers.
Vermont Law
AUGUST 13, 2020
Equal Protection Clause. were created to do just what the Youth Plaintiffs are vindicating; relief from the effects of climate change and preserving the planet for future generations. Environmental Constitutionalism began fifty years ago. Environmental Constitutionalism, though novel in the U.S. Due Process Clause.
Environmental Progress
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
Testimony before the House Agriculture Committee for a Hearing on “Climate Change and the U.S. Shellenberger Founder and President Environmental Progress 2569 Telegraph Avenue Berkeley, CA 94708 February 25, 2021 Good morning Chairperson Scott, Ranking Member Thompson, and members of the committee. Download testimony as PDF.
Circle of Blue
MARCH 8, 2023
A combination of climate change, pollution, and overfishing further strained the Mekong, which some had written off as an unsavable ecosystem. Nonprofit organizations and private landowners have stepped up in recent decades to combat deforestation. million people, Mongabay reports. The heat further dried out soils.
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