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Six Things to Know about Rights of Nature

Legal Planet

The problem is that focusing on the challenges of litigation risks overlooking the second RoN strategy, one that may prove much more important in the USA over time — RoN through Governance. Instead, national legislation has created a governance structure for a forest, river, and lagoon. But, even here, the challenge remains.

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

Although free seed distribution programs were immensely popular among farmers, emerging private seed breeders and horticulturalists lobbied the federal government to end the program in 1924. The shift toward commercialization of seed began in earnest. Source: Philip H. per planted acre of seed in 1990 paid $93.48

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Earth System Interventions for Sustainability

Legal Planet

As a scholar of governance, I see that these new ESIs tend to share some social, political, and ethical challenges: The goal of environmental governance : Are they to restore pre-industrial conditions as much as possible, to help humanity sustainably thrive, to compensate for past wrongs, or something else?

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GAO Science and Tech Spotlight Describes Benefits of Synthetic Biology and Challenges Ahead

Brag

Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a “Science & Tech Spotlight” on synthetic biology on April 17, 2023. Synthetic biology holds the potential to help diagnose and treat diseases, improve industrial processes, and address some environmental challenges; More equitable access to biotechnology. Hutton The U.S.

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GAO Publishes Science & Tech Spotlight on Biorecycling of Plastics

Brag

Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a Science & Tech Spotlight on biorecycling of plastics. What steps could the federal government, states, municipalities, and other stakeholders take if they want to support or implement effective policies for biorecycling of plastic waste? Bergeson and Carla N.

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Developments in US Antitrust Litigation—2020 Year in Review

Arnold Porter

and its subsidiary, AbbVie Biotechnology, Ltd. Significant Government Litigation. In denying DOJ's request for an injunction, the district court held that the government had failed to establish nearly every element of its case. The complaint alleged that AbbVie Inc. Sabre Corp. 1:19-cv-01548 (D. 20, 2019).]]

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Policy News: September 12, 2022

ESA

Lawmakers are working to pass a short-term spending package to keep the government open in October. Congress appears likely to pass a short-term spending measure keeping the government funded through Dec. The current government fiscal year ends Sept. biotechnology industry during a trip to Boston, MA. Executive Branch.

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