Conservation Deforestation Sustainable Development 
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 5, 2023
In case you missed it: there’s some good news about Amazon deforestation continuing to plunge. Jason Gray and I spoke recently about why tropical deforestation is down in Brazil, Colombia, and Indonesia. That’s good news because deforestation of tropical forests is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions.
Law Columbia
JUNE 16, 2021
The majority of the cases have been filed by the Amazon Task Force (ATF), established in 2018 by federal public prosecutors to unite the offices working to combat illegal deforestation in Amazonia. Illegal deforestation in traditional land. Illegal deforestation in traditional land.
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Vermont Law
DECEMBER 10, 2019
During his United Nations (“UN”) Speech, Brazil President Bolsonaro made clear his government’s commitment to environmental protection and sustainable development to benefit Brazil and the world. These criticisms arose over a concern for conserving the Amazon’s carbon sequestration potential and its abundant biodiversity.
A Greener Life
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
The attempt by the Brazilian government and its coal industry to find ways to sustain coal mining adds to Brazil’s already worn-out image at COP26 , due to its consecutive wildfires and continuing deforestation , mainly in the Pantanal and the Amazon, and to the reduction of environmental supervision in the country.
HumanNature
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
In 2016, the Constitutional Court of Colombia decided that the Atrato River in Colombia’s northwest Department of Chocó is a recognized rights-holding subject, with specific rights to protection, conservation, maintenance, and restoration. Understanding this case will help further appreciate what could develop in Colorado.
Vermont Law
AUGUST 17, 2023
It promised sustainable and responsible travel to make people aware and do good for the environment. And as all so-claimed “eco”-friendly things do, it gained significant popularity as a way to experience nature’s wonders while supporting conservation efforts. In Nagarahole Budakattu Hakku Sthapana Samithi v. In Union of India v.
Environmental Progress
MAY 21, 2020
Peter Daszak published an article which argued that “Rampant deforestation, uncontrolled expansion of agriculture, intensive farming, mining and infrastructure development, as well as the exploitation of wild species have created a ‘perfect storm’ for the spillover of diseases from wildlife to people.” Is that the wrong picture?
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