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HotSpots H2O: ‘Global Indigenous Agenda’ Calls for Water, Land, and Resource Governance at 2021 IUCN World Congress

Circle of Blue

Guiding the summit’s discussions was the newly released “Global Indigenous Agenda for the Governance of Indigenous Lands, Territories, Waters, Coastal Seas and Natural Resources,” authored by the IUCN Indigenous partner organizations.

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War and the Environment

Legal Planet

From the contamination of land and the destruction of forests to the plunder of natural resources and the collapse of management systems, the environmental consequences of war are often widespread and devastating.” General Secretary said in 2014: “The environment has long been a silent casualty of war and armed conflict.

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Climate change will speed up the depletion of natural resources 

A Greener Life

New research is warning that natural resources are depleting faster than normal due to climate change. The report states that a vicious cycle links the depletion of natural resources with escalating violent conflict in several parts of the world both of which is exacerbated by climate change.

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Rightwing Authoritarianism vs the Environment

Legal Planet

There’s no logical connection between a belief in authoritarian government, upholding traditional hierarchies, and views about protecting the environment or the reality of climate change. The combination of authoritarianism, extreme conservative ideology, and anti-environmentalism is common globally, not just in U.S.

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As Planet Warms, Water Risks Abound

Circle of Blue

Five of the top six risks over the next decade fit that category: failure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or adapt to a warming climate; extreme weather; biodiversity and ecosystem collapse; and, in general terms, “natural resource crises.” The World Economic Forum has company in this regard.

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Supreme Court Finds California Labor Access Regulation Works Unconstitutional Taking of Private Property

Legal Planet

Reversing a decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a 6-3 Supreme Court majority ruled that the challenged regulation triggers a per se , compensable government “taking” of private property under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. regulation from numerous other government programs. Constitution.

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DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Sept. 25 On Sustainability And Green Infrastructure Initiatives; Ecological, Economic Benefits Of Restoration Work

PA Environment Daily

In their remarks before dinner, these government leaders reflected on the critical collaboration and planning that went into achieving the acquisition and designation of Miller Mountain and Vosburg Neck, and they also related how valued and important these public lands have already become for the local community.