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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

Legal Planet

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 court also ordered the State, considered remiss, to release the resources of the Climate Fund , a government program that aims to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

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Earth Overshoot Day: we have just exceeded what Earth can regenerate in a year

A Greener Life

The 2021 date is almost as early as the 2019 one (the 2020 date was pushed back due to COVID-19 induced lockdowns), showcasing the increasing impact of humanity on Earth’s biocapacity. Image credit: Earth Overshoot Day. In 2021 the carbon footprint of transportation will remain lower than pre-pandemic levels. Let’s put our planet first.”.

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Colombia targets reforestation growth

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen When talking about the Amazon rainforest, most of us think of Brazil. And in a green push, the government of Colombia has announced an ambitious reforestation target. Reforestation growth Its new reforestation target is nearly six times higher than that of the previous government.

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Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill

Corp Watch

The company sued the government of Argentina in 2012 for $10 billion after the country nationalized YPF with the backing of 80 percent of legislators of parliament. The case was settled in 2014 after Argentina paid Repsol $5 billion. Campaigning against oil exploration near the Canary islands. Repsol fined for anti-competitive practices.

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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

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. was brought by 16 children and youth against five States (Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, and Turkey) in 2019. In Neubauer, et al. In Leghari v.

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Environmental activism in Latin America

Our Environment

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].

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Taking Climate Change to the International Court of Justice: Legal and Procedural Issues

Law Columbia

Note: On September 26, 2019, the Vanuatu Permanent Mission to the United Nations hosted a workshop on seeking an advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice. They are elected to nine-year terms by the General Assembly and the Security Council upon the nomination of their home governments. By Michael B.