Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 11, 2022

It’s common knowledge that coral reefs are the rainforests of the sea —hosting an abundant variety of sea life and crucial habitat for about 25% of all ocean species. The post All About Soft Corals appeared first on Ocean Conservancy. It’s true that most people could easily identify a coral reef. They are greatly in need of our help!

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 10, 2019

But, the idea of a shared benefit—both to the world and Brazil—is a paradox developing and developed nations have struggled with concerning their global commitment to reduce overall carbon emissions because, as Bolsonaro implied during his remarks, overly restrictive environmental regulations could impair a nation’s economic growth and development.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 13, 2023

Britain is working towards the long-term goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This small handful of countries is part of an elite club, the Alliance of Carbon-Negative Countries. All three countries have relatively modest emissions and extensive areas of forestry for their size. Suriname is 93% rainforest.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 16, 2021

The Amazon rainforest, the country’s not-so-secret weapon to mitigate climate change, features prominently in the litigation. Damage from GHG emission can be priced based on the values used, for example, in carbon capture projects, such as forest recovery and conservation, or through trades in carbon credit markets.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

What is Conservation? We define conservation as a broad approach to preserving what is already there and the due care and attention to protecting it for the future (1). Resource conservation is the active ways in which we seek to limit the use of resources to reduce the strain put on supply. Conservation, Ethics, Philosophy.

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Environmental Progress

JUNE 29, 2020

In reality, the above facts come from the best-available scientific studies, including those conducted by or accepted by the IPCC, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and other leading scientific bodies. But too often we are guilty of the same.

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Environmental Progress

AUGUST 8, 2020

In a long interview last year, Nepstad was shockingly candid with me about the harms perpetrated by the environmental NGO community in the Amazon, including how their efforts had contributed to the fragmentation of the rainforest. Kasprak falsely suggests I am unconcerned about rising carbon emissions and climate change.

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