Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Gavin Newsom on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have required businesses selling certain products to the state to prove they’re not contributing to tropical deforestation. California Gov.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 18, 2022

During last November’s COP26 climate change conference, the president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, signed an agreement that will see US$20 million flow towards the conservation of the country’s forests, funds earmarked to increase protection and help avoid deforestation.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In case you missed it: there’s some good news about Amazon deforestation continuing to plunge. Jason Gray and I spoke recently about why tropical deforestation is down in Brazil, Colombia, and Indonesia. That’s good news because deforestation of tropical forests is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions.

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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. The lower stringency results in lower costs and reduced economic impact of the regulation.

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Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 17, 2024

It is worth noting that the Eligibility List excludes renewable energy projects (with a few exceptions) and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD/REDD+) projects or programmes in High Forest cover, Low Deforestation (HFLD) countries.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 2, 2022

In his new role as Project Director of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force , Jason will help direct a major sub-national coalition focused on reducing tropical deforestation and advancing inclusive, equitable, low-emissions development at jurisdiction scale.

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Environment, Law, and History

AUGUST 18, 2023

Article 18, with its early recognition of the connection between deforestation, erosion, and flooding, is interesting for its popular environmentalism, blaming the environmental degradation of the mountain region (a theme that became prominent again in the nineteenth century; see. This prohibition is perpetual.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 28, 2022

Brazil (on deforestation and human rights) (ADPF 760) and PSB et al. The PPCDAm represents a package of measures and financial directives by the Federal Government to combat deforestation and degradation in the Amazon. Two climate litigation cases are included on the docket on March 30th: PSB et al. Brazill (on Amazon Fund) (ADO 59).

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Legal Planet

MAY 5, 2022

Mexico’s climate commitment for 2030 under the Paris Agreement calls for cutting emissions 22%, cutting black carbon by half, and achieving net-zero deforestation. Recent changes in electricity regulation seem likely to increase the role of fuel oil in electricity production, which produces about 50% more carbon than natural gas.

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Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2023

These include the Landfill Methane Regulation , SLCP Reduction Strategy , 2022 Scoping Plan , and SB 1383. Next time: ending deforestation. Here’s Part 1 , Part 2 , and Part 3 ). Methane is primarily released by humans through agriculture, energy production, wastewater, and landfills. The rest of the world is starting to catch up.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Voters in southeastern Arizona delivered a split decision on the question of groundwater regulation. The Arizona Republic reports that voters in Cochise County approved regulations for the Douglas groundwater basin. Increase in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon in the 2019-2022 period compared to the three previous years.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2021

decrease in global forest biocapacity due in large part to the spike in Amazon deforestation. million hectares of forest were lost in 2020 and estimates for 2021 indicate up to 43% year-over-year increase in deforestation. The notable drivers of consumption is the 6.6% carbon footprint increase over last year, as well as the 0.5%

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

Biodiesel and renewable diesel are closely related fuels made from the same oils and fats, which remain scarce, expensive, and linked to deforestation and food price spikes. But in its place renewable diesel is booming, produced in large oil refineries retrofitted for the purpose and consumed primarily in California.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The patrol group of Indigenous farmers, teachers, and hunters spend their time working with conservation officers to track deforestation and report their findings to government regulators. The SRDC plays a large role in protecting the Amazon River and the rainforest that surrounds it in Guyana. IN RECENT WATER NEWS.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Brazil’s National Policy on Climate Change ( NPCC and subsequent regulation ) was adopted in 2009 based on Brazil’s international commitments with the UNFCCC. While Brazil achieved its emission reduction goal from the NPCC, the reduction targets of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest were not fulfilled. Brazil (on Amazon Fund).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2023

Deforestation and forest fragmentation are making it harder for species to move in response to climate chnage. Other research shows that deforestation and fragmentation has left 62% of tropical forests without enough connectivity to facilitate species shifts. Photo: T.R. American crocodile, Florida Everglades.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2023

Trees sequester carbon, regulate global temperatures and freshwater flows, recharge groundwater, anchor fertile soil, act as flood barriers, and provide life-giving shade to safeguard against extreme heat. Deforestation and forest degradation are responsible for 15% of climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions.

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Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2021

Boyd is recognized as one of the country’s leading energy and environmental law scholars and has written pathbreaking articles on public utilities, risk regulation, forestry, and the role of science and technology in environmental law. Wang is a leading expert on environmental governance and the law and politics of China.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

David McCool, the master angler, hopes that state officials will go farther and begin put regulations in force. Michigan Fisheries Chief Jim Dexter said that the department is researching the effect of regulations in other states. The Department of Natural Resources told Circle of Blue that it has been taking a slow approach.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Her main project focused on establishing apiaries within the village’s forests, thereby reducing deforestation through sustainable, income generating activities for the community. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Policy from St. Edward’s University.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

and renewable energy, co-benefits and trade-offs around land use and deforestation concerns, and exploration of funding options. In order to keep up with demand for beef and leather, 21 million ha of deforestation has occurred in the Brazilian Amazon between 2000 and 2015 to support cattle. The experts discussed the use of.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 13, 2020

stem from land cover change, such as deforestation, afforestation/reforestation, and wood harvesting. come from deforestation. In addition to carbon sequestration, tropical rainforests help to regulate the global temperature by. Deforestation raises the albedo. 20% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 28, 2023

These investments must address the most critical threats facing Canada’s fresh waters, including nuisance and toxic algae blooms, toxic chemical and plastic pollution, deforestation, and wetland loss. Helping more automakers invest in Canada to make more clean cars for more Canadians is a win-win for both the economy and the environment.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Climate change and deforestation are reshaping the monsoon season, causing ice on the Tibetan plateau to melt , and affecting freshwater supplies to more than one billion people. This will require long-term finance and novel mechanisms to regulate how the public and private sectors work together.

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Environmental Progress

MAY 21, 2020

Maybe regulations can be brought and incentives for farmers to run a tighter ship in terms of pandemic risk that still allows them to make money. Lots and lots of regulations around trade and production but when we think about new ones it’s not really looked at. Peter Daszak, President, Eco-Health. They just need to be looked at!

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile Slays Tony the Tiger Andrew Jacobs | The New York Times | February 7, 2018 New regulations, which corporate interests delayed for almost a decade, require explicit labeling and limit the marketing of sugary foods to children. In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile Slays Tony the Tiger Andrew Jacobs | The New York Times | February 7, 2018 New regulations, which corporate interests delayed for almost a decade, require explicit labeling and limit the marketing of sugary foods to children. In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily.

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Vermont Law

JULY 28, 2014

Summary: The country of Haiti does not have a history of effective environmental regulation and this has continued after the devastating 2010 earthquake due to a lack of political and economic infrastructure. Deforestation, air and water pollution, and lack of sanitation systems have led to public health problems and resource scarcity.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 14, 2022

In the pre-colonial era, mechanisms such as the traditional administrative system which regulated grazing activities and demarcated cattle migratory routes, known as the burti, were key to establishing clear boundaries between farmers and herders. Nonetheless, modern state bodies have tried to regulate them.

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Manning Law

JUNE 8, 2020

As ecosystems and biodiversity fall to cities, agriculture, infrastructure, climate change and pollution, nature’s ability to provide food, oxygen, clean water and climate regulation plummets. Keeping wild spaces wild, stopping deforestation and restoring degraded land to protect biodiversity, boost food production and store carbon.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 17, 2023

In Mexico , the Biosphere Reserve Sierra Gorda faces excessive logging, fires, and deforestation for tourist housing. Governments must enforce stringent regulations, conduct carrying capacity assessments, and invest in infrastructure development.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

On-the-ground research in states like West Bengal suggests that weak regulation and enforcement mechanisms allow deforestation to continue apace – in contrast to the rosy picture painted by the government. Furthermore, in July 2023, India passed a new law that has made it easier to clear forests, including for coal mines.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

Multiple reports from NGOs like Amnesty and Greenpeace have repeatedly linked JBS to farmers and ranchers who have been engaged in widespread deforestation. JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

Multiple reports from NGOs like Amnesty and Greenpeace have repeatedly linked JBS to farmers and ranchers who have been engaged in widespread deforestation. JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 6, 2015

But, an even bigger challenge remains—regulation of chicken litter dumped into the Bay by the Delmarva Peninsula’s poultry industry. 1600s, but since then humans deforested the land, fished indiscriminately, farmed intensively, and the population grew. Judith Needham. The Bay was at its best in. John Smith’s. In Maryland, proposed.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to the US EPA, environmental justice is “ the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies ”.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The court noted that climate justice links human rights and development to achieve a human-centered approach, safeguarding the rights of the most vulnerable people and sharing the burdens and benefits of climate change and its impacts equitably and fairly. In Future Generations v.

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