Inside Climate News
JANUARY 16, 2023
By Bob Berwyn, Katie Surma Forests managed by Indigenous peoples and other local communities in the Amazon region draw vast amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere while the rest of the rainforest has become a net source of the greenhouse gas, a new report has found.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 16, 2021
Though its northern and central regions are lush with tropical weather and rainforests, the south is historically dry, comprising vast desert stretches. The east African nation of Madagascar is a large, biodiverse island that spans the equivalent length of Florida to the Canadian border.
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Legal Planet
APRIL 13, 2023
The Amazon rainforest on the Urubu River. Climate litigation is gaining momentum in Brazil as a tool to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal deforestation. The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al. Photo by Andre Deak via Flickr. The timing of these climate disputes is not accidental.
Law Columbia
DECEMBER 1, 2021
It contributes to increasing pressure against President Bolsonaro for widespread environmental damage across the country, resulting from a significant lack of climate action and the pervasive destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Omissions from the Brazilian government on climate policy. o C global warming scenario. In PSB et al. Bolsonaro ).
Vermont Law
APRIL 13, 2020
20% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to carbon sequestration, tropical rainforests help to regulate the global temperature by. Additionally, approximately 13% of the world’s net carbon dioxide. stem from land cover change, such as deforestation, afforestation/reforestation, and wood harvesting.
Corp Watch
MARCH 1, 2024
JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. The conglomerate has also been accused of corruption, bribery, and price-fixing in both Brazil in the U.S. SA) agreed to pay $52.5
Corp Watch
MARCH 1, 2024
JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. The conglomerate has also been accused of corruption, bribery, and price-fixing in both Brazil in the U.S. SA) agreed to pay $52.5
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