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Sea level in the IPCC 6th assessment report (AR6)

Real Climate

This is a pretty clear illustration of how sea level starts to rise slowly; but in the long run, sea-level rise caused by fossil-fuel burning and deforestation in our generation could literally go off the chart and inundate many coastal cities and wipe entire island nations off the map. But first things first. Observed Past Rise.

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Analysis: Can one of Brazil’s deforestation hotspots become a green leader?

A Greener Life

By Kevin Damasio Under pressure after racking up Amazon deforestation records, Par state is now targeting the bioeconomy. The plan focuses on avoiding deforestation by valuing, restoring and promoting sustainable use of its biological resources particularly its standing forests as part of a bioeconomy. The state expects to invest 1.2

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Debt-for nature-swaps – one fix for two crises?

HumanNature

However, debt-for-nature swaps are not a new tool and it seems worthwhile to revisit how this tool has been used to tackle the debt crisis and increasing deforestation in the 1980s. In response to the dual crisis of debt and deforestation, Thomas Lovejoy of the World Wildlife Fund introduced the concept of debt-for-nature swaps.

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1,900th Post: Climate Change As A Wicked Problem

Edouard Stenger

I am confident that switching from fossil fuels to renewables (and efficiency , as I learned during my Master’s thesis in 2006) can be done relatively fast in wealthy nations (ten to fifteen years) and by mid-century in developing ones. Deforestation has to be put to an end and we need to reforest and afforest globally.

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Starting with a Messy Slate: The Role of Environmental Law in Haiti after the 2010 Earthquake

Vermont Law

Deforestation, air and water pollution, and lack of sanitation systems have led to public health problems and resource scarcity. Furthermore, in 2006 the provisional president, Boniface Alexandre, issued a Decree of Environmental Management. Another major issue, deforestation, is the result of a surprising incentive.

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Environmental activism in Latin America

Our Environment

For example, the rate of deforestation in indigenous territories has increased to 71% since the Brazilian president Jair Bolsanro was elected [4]. Reference list: (1) Steiger Carlos (2006), Modern Beef Production in Brazil and Argentina, Vol. Through their bravery these Latin Americans have fought for something that seemed impossible.

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The Fad of Ecotourism in India: Discovering Paradise to Creating Purgatory?

Vermont Law

In Mexico , the Biosphere Reserve Sierra Gorda faces excessive logging, fires, and deforestation for tourist housing. From Green to Grey In Costa Rica, illegal traffickers and curious onlookers have threatened the leatherback turtles back to the brink of extinction.

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