Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

In 2018, a group of young plaintiffs filed a special constitutional claim called tutela alleging that their fundamental rights to a healthy environment, life, health, food, and water were threatened by climate change and the government’s failure to reduce deforestation in the Amazon. Province of Entre Ríos, et al.

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Deforestation Climate Change Earth Day Precautionary Principle 107

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

People are surely not better off after a natural disaster, even though the rebuilding efforts will result in a rise of GDP. In an influential study in 1989, Robert Repetto and co-authors demonstrated that Indonesia’s GDP was 3% lower than reported because of deforestation and natural resource extraction.

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ESA

APRIL 25, 2022

White House Announces First National Nature Assessment. In an executive order made in honor of Earth Day, the White House announced the creation of a U.S. National Nature Assessment. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee : The Senate will hold a confirmation hearing for President Biden’s nominee to be the U.S.

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ESA

MAY 9, 2022

You can access these at the links below: Video: Knowledge in Nature: How Nature Can Help Grow a Better Future Roundtable. Blog post: Accounting for Nature on Earth Day 2022. Nature Based Solutions: Compendium of Federal Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Communities, States, Tribes, and Territories.

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