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Media Advisory: This Earth Day Weekend, Ontarians Across the Province are Gathering and Demanding More Protection for the Environment

Enviromental Defense

Bolton/Vaughan (Nashville Conservation Reserve) Rivers not Highways Nature Hike Saturday, April 20, from 9:00 – 11:00 am Nashville Conservation Reserve, Kirby Rd. and Huntington Rd, Vaughan, ON Wilderness Committee will be hosting a guided nature hike through the Nashville Conservation Reserve. Stop Hwy 413! Stop Hwy 413!

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Media Advisory: This Earth Day Weekend, Ontarians Across the Province are Gathering and Demanding More Protection for the Environment

Enviromental Defense

Bolton/Vaughan (Nashville Conservation Reserve) Rivers not Highways Nature Hike Saturday, April 20, from 9:00 – 11:00 am Nashville Conservation Reserve, Kirby Rd. and Huntington Rd, Vaughan, ON Wilderness Committee will be hosting a guided nature hike through the Nashville Conservation Reserve. Stop Hwy 413! Stop Hwy 413!

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The New Environmental and Human Rights Treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean You Should Know About

Acoel

Parties to the agreement agree to be guided by 11 principles, including the principles of non-regression and progressive realization, the preventative principle, the precautionary principle, and the principle of intergenerational equity.

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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

Law Columbia

The Supreme Court declared that the Colombia Amazon accordingly was entitled to protection, conservation, maintenance and restoration. What is clear is that it’s going to take an array of tools to tackle climate change, and that most certainly includes conserving our planet’s most biodiverse ecosystems. * Can we reach this goal?

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Australian Federal Court dismisses the novel duty of care previously found in Sharma: what does it mean for future climate litigation in Australia?

Law Columbia

The finding relied on (i) the reasonable foreseeability of the risk of death or personal injury through heat waves or bushfires, (ii) the precautionary principle, (iii) the special vulnerability of the children, (iv) their reliance on the Minister for protection, and (v) their innocence.

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Navigating the Intersection of Climate Change and the Law of the Sea: Exploring the ITLOS Advisory Opinion’s Substantive Content

Law Columbia

Similarly, Article 4(1)(d) of the UNFCC requires all State Parties to promote sustainable management, conservation, and enhancement of sinks and reservoirs of GHGs, including biomass, forests, oceans, and other ecosystems. In the South China Sea Arbitration , the Tribunal explained the content of the obligation imposed by Article 192 UNCLOS.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Conservation : The preservation or restoration of a natural environment for the social, ecological, or even economical benefit. For example, a program of river conservation will increase biodiversity while making the surrounding environment and people who live there healthier.