Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

People are surely not better off after a natural disaster, even though the rebuilding efforts will result in a rise of GDP. 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.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

These nature rights are very often associated with human rights, especially the right to a clean and healthy environment. What countries have declared rights of nature? The court ordered the government to develop and implement action plans to address deforestation. Province of Entre Ríos, et al.

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Deforestation Climate Change Earth Day Precautionary Principle 105

ESA

MAY 9, 2022

initiative to establish Natural Capital Accounts and Secretary Deb Haaland about the first ever National Nature Assessment. These announcements are the start of a renewed commitment to and increased ambition on nature and people across the federal government. Blog post: Accounting for Nature on Earth Day 2022.

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