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A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest

Law Columbia

On October 26, 2021, Observatório do Clima (OC), a network of 71 civil society organizations, filed a class action at the federal court of Amazonas against the Environmental Ministry and Brazilian government ( Laboratório do Observatório do Clima v. Omissions from the Brazilian government on climate policy. o C global warming scenario.

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Governors Launch Action Plan to Reduce Deforestation and Improve Lives in Forested Regions

Legal Planet

These governments have developed jurisdiction-specific, regional, and partnership-wide efforts to achieve these goals, and this has culminated in a new call to action through what is being called the Manaus Action Plan for a New Forest Economy (MAP). Government and Public Policies. Knowledge, Technology, and Innovation.

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Carbon-Labeled Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner

Vermont Law

In addition to carbon sequestration, tropical rainforests help to regulate the global temperature by. The proposed program could survive potential legal challenges if it is implemented as either mandatory or voluntary by the federal, or a state, government. if implemented as mandatory through a state government.

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Nestlé faces US lawsuit for allegedly false advertising pet food as ‘natural’

Corp Watch

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.

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Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report

Corp Watch

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.

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Major developments for global climate litigation: the Human Rights Council recognizes the right to a healthy environment and the Committee on the Rights of the Child publishes its decision in an international youth climate case

Law Columbia

While the resolution is not legally binding, it represents a significant political statement that could shape global standards. A rights-based approach provide s the missing link between international promises and domestic action, and has prompted courts worldwide to demand increased ambition from governments. In Neubauer, et al.

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Should We Domesticate Wild Animals to Prevent Disease Pandemics? An Interview with Peter Daszak

Environmental Progress

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. MS: What do you say when governments ask what we should do?