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COPs as Three-Ring Circus

Legal Planet

This official inner circle is now doing the business of the three separate international treaties in force for climate change: the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), the 1992 Kyoto Protocol (Yes, it still exists and is in force, although the United States is not a party), and the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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Guest Commentary: Brazilian’s first tort climate case for illegal deforestation in Amazonia

Law Columbia

The majority of the cases have been filed by the Amazon Task Force (ATF), established in 2018 by federal public prosecutors to unite the offices working to combat illegal deforestation in Amazonia. hectares (the equivalent of 4,650 football fields) between 2011 and 2018. Illegal deforestation in traditional land.

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Global Perspectives on a Global Pact for the Environment

Law Columbia

A duty imposed for more directly attributable pollution under The Pact, such as deforestation or oil spills, may be easier to define and therefore to enforce on corporations. As a result, voluntary approaches have dominated, such as the United Nations Global Compact. The Global Pact could change this.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

FWS developed the interpretation in a 2011 “Polar Bear Memo” that addressed the determination of threatened status for polar bears.) The complaint focuses on deforestation in five Amazonian regions: Loreto, Ucayali, Madre de Dios, Amazonas and San Martin. The plaintiffs’ claims arise under article 2.22

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Brazilian Court Granted a Preliminary Injunction Ordering the Removal of Cattle Herds from Farms that Caused Deforestation. The MPF brought a tort case against de Rezende for causing the deforestation of 2,488.56 The MPF further seeks up to R$ 85.4 Ministério Público Federal v.

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