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.
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. You can access these at the links below: Video: Knowledge in Nature: How Nature Can Help Grow a Better Future Roundtable.
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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.” But there’s still a long way to go.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 10, 2022
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. People are surely not better off after a natural disaster, even though the rebuilding efforts will result in a rise of GDP.
Legal Planet
APRIL 22, 2024
Earth Day is a perfect day to register to vote and to make sure people in your life are registered—and fully aware of what’s at stake in Election 2024. The first Earth Day in 1970 saw teach-ins, walkouts, and demonstrations grab the participation of 20 million Americans—about 10 percent of the total U.S.
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.
ESA
APRIL 25, 2022
In an executive order made in honor of Earth Day, the White House announced the creation of a U.S. The order also includes incentives to reduce deforestation internationally and promote economic development in areas heavily dependent on the timber industry. Federal Register opportunities. National Nature Assessment.
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