2023 could mark a turning point for the Amazon rainforest
New Scientist
DECEMBER 28, 2022
New political leaders in Brazil and Colombia have promised to protect the rainforest, raising hopes of saving the ecosystem from becoming savannah
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Earth system tipping events now seem inevitable – what does this mean for climate governance?
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
For example a rainforest turns into a grassland, or an ice sheet melts completely. Political and social science must come to the fore to help develop effective responses to tipping events. 2023 ) offers a sound guide here. Such shifts are non-linear, and practically irreversible. Earth system justice ( Gupta et al.,
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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation
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.
Amazon Deforestation is Down. Here’s Why.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
But in 2023 the script has been flipped and the good news keeps on coming. The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. For several years, headlines about Amazon deforestation have all been bad. Good news in Brazil where deforestation in the Amazon declined 66.1
Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report
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JANUARY 3, 2024
Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report Just Food PaulaR Wed, 01/03/2024 - 15:20 Monday, December 4, 2023 Read more Simon Harvey Ferrero, Mondelez and Lindt also labelled as “inadequate” in Ethical Consumer’s assessment.
Nestlé faces US lawsuit for allegedly false advertising pet food as ‘natural’
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JANUARY 3, 2024
Environmental Impacts Swiss carbon offset giant pulls plug on Zimbabwe project amid allegations Simon Bradley | Swiss Info | October 27, 2023 Multinationals such as Gucci, Nestlé and Volkswagen have voluntarily offset their emissions by investing in the project, according to Swiss public television SRF.
Governors Launch Action Plan to Reduce Deforestation and Improve Lives in Forested Regions
Legal Planet
MARCH 17, 2022
Members also selected the chairs for the next set of meetings – San Martin (Peru) and Yucatan (Mexico) will serve as co-chairs for the remainder of 2022, respectively hosting meetings in the fall and into the beginning of the new year; and Papua (Indonesia) will chair the partnership for 2023. Photo credit: Daniel Melling.
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