Law Columbia
APRIL 22, 2021
In 2018, a group of young plaintiffs filed a special constitutional claim called tutela alleging that their fundamental rights to a healthy environment, life, health, food, and water were threatened by climate change and the government’s failure to reduce deforestation in the Amazon. Province of Entre Ríos, et al.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 11, 2023
A snapshot of recent progress on wildfire policy On Earth Day 2022, President Biden signed an executive order committing his administration to “Strengthen America’s Forests, Boost Wildfire Resilience, and Combat Global Deforestation.” billion for state and private forestry conservation programs.
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Legal Planet
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Despite the decidedly unsexy title, the report is a big deal for those who care about conservation. In an influential study in 1989, Robert Repetto and co-authors demonstrated that Indonesia’s GDP was 3% lower than reported because of deforestation and natural resource extraction. And what gets measured, gets done ( and conserved).
ESA
MAY 9, 2022
Blog post: Accounting for Nature on Earth Day 2022. White House Fact Sheet: President Biden Signs Executive Order to Strengthen America’s Forests, Boost Wildfire Resilience, and Combat Global Deforestation. Conservation Dollars Funding CAFOs Instead of Soil Health – Civil Eats.
ESA
APRIL 25, 2022
In an executive order made in honor of Earth Day, the White House announced the creation of a U.S. After the inventory, the agencies will develop policies for climate-smart management and conservation of old-growth forests. Long Term Ecological Research Network to hold panel discussion about community engagement.
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