Deforestation Rainforest Waste 
Environmental Progress
JUNE 29, 2020
I became an environmentalist at 16 when I threw a fundraiser for Rainforest Action Network. Mainstream journalists reported, repeatedly, that the Amazon was “the lungs of the world,” and that deforestation was like a nuclear bomb going off. At 26 I helped expose poor conditions at Nike factories in Asia.
Vermont Law
JULY 28, 2014
Deforestation, air and water pollution, and lack of sanitation systems have led to public health problems and resource scarcity. This is troubling because these issues are two of the country’s largest environmental issues, along with deforestation, soil erosion, and the lack of clean water.
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Environment Blog
AUGUST 5, 2019
Focus on a small issue that they can’t really disagree with – plastic waste or deforestation – and aim to get them to agree to a small change like starting to recycle or using a reusable water bottle. You don’t need to radically change someone’s perspective to make the exchange a success.
Vermont Law
AUGUST 17, 2023
In Mexico , the Biosphere Reserve Sierra Gorda faces excessive logging, fires, and deforestation for tourist housing. In the Himalayas, a study conducted for ecotourism revealed that locals suffered from increased waste generation and water pollution.
Edouard Stenger
JUNE 13, 2023
Stop deforestation In many countries of the global South, people are still deforesting as a mean to make money. The situation is pretty dramatic in Brazil where the Amazon rainforest may reach a tipping point. Cutting this would help limit global warming by a huge half a degree.
Corp Watch
JANUARY 3, 2024
Canada: No Water to Waste Council of Canadians | 2021 Blue Triton, formerly Nestlé, would have enough groundwater to fill as many as 14 billion plastic bottles. Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products.
Corp Watch
JANUARY 3, 2024
Canada: No Water to Waste Council of Canadians | 2021 Blue Triton, formerly Nestlé, would have enough groundwater to fill as many as 14 billion plastic bottles. Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products.
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