Our Environment

MAY 21, 2021

South America is home to the largest biodiverse rainforests on Earth. As a result, greedy businesses, financers and governments all across the globe have been exploiting the valuable resources these million-year-old forests hold. This is equivalent to a rainforest the size of the United Kingdom [3]. 2 pp 105-110. (2)

Rainforest 40

Rainforest 2012 Carbon Dioxide 2002 40

Vermont Law

MARCH 9, 2015

As researchers struggle to understand the scope of the situation, local governments, non-profits, and universities are working on a host of creative solutions. Most focus on land-based initiatives such as The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s regional action plans that coordinate cleanups around the U.S. through their

Ocean 40

Ocean Biodegradable Rainforest Fossil Fuels 40

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Perhaps less excitingly, but more consequentially, Brazil also has a long tradition of progressive environmental policies and climate governance, playing a key role in several international conferences. Brazil famously hosted the UN Earth Summit in 1992 and Rio+20 in 2012. Throughout the last four years, this legacy was sorely tested.

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Paris Agreement Government Deforestation Sustainable Development 52