2023 could mark a turning point for the Amazon rainforest
New Scientist
DECEMBER 28, 2022
New political leaders in Brazil and Colombia have promised to protect the rainforest, raising hopes of saving the ecosystem from becoming savannah
In the Amazon, Indigenous and Locally Controlled Land Stores Carbon, but the Rest of the Rainforest Emits Greenhouse Gases
Inside Climate News
JANUARY 16, 2023
By Bob Berwyn, Katie Surma Forests managed by Indigenous peoples and other local communities in the Amazon region draw vast amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere while the rest of the rainforest has become a net source of the greenhouse gas, a new report has found.
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Amazon deforestation has begun to slow since Lula took over in Brazil
New Scientist
JUNE 20, 2023
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has made progress towards halting the illegal destruction of Amazon rainforest, but political opposition and the incoming El Niño will bring further challenges
HotSpots H2O: Indigenous Communities, Biodiversity Along Brazil-Peru Border Threatened by Highway Construction
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 2, 2021
Eastward, across gnarled rivers and historic indigenous homelands, the great Amazon Rainforest paints this basin shades of green, refreshing much of the world’s oxygen. . BR-364, the 2,700-mile asphalt strip that weaves through rainforest to connect São Paulo to Acre, might soon be lengthened.
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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation
Legal Planet
APRIL 13, 2023
The Amazon rainforest on the Urubu River. Climate litigation is gaining momentum in Brazil as a tool to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal deforestation. The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al. Photo by Andre Deak via Flickr.
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Climate and Colonialism: Some Columbus Day Thoughts
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 11, 2021
The second concern is political domination, meaning that the autonomy of either the other country as a whole or parts of its population is impaired. For instance, destruction of rainforest in South America is partly driven by global demand for soybeans, a good deal of which comes from China.
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Earth system tipping events now seem inevitable – what does this mean for climate governance?
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
For example a rainforest turns into a grassland, or an ice sheet melts completely. Political and social science must come to the fore to help develop effective responses to tipping events. A tipping point is a system threshold beyond which change becomes self-perpetuating until a qualitatively different stable state is reached.
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HotSpots H2O: In Madagascar, Droughts Caused by Climate Change Contribute to Famine
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 16, 2021
Though its northern and central regions are lush with tropical weather and rainforests, the south is historically dry, comprising vast desert stretches. The east African nation of Madagascar is a large, biodiverse island that spans the equivalent length of Florida to the Canadian border.
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A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest
Law Columbia
DECEMBER 1, 2021
It contributes to increasing pressure against President Bolsonaro for widespread environmental damage across the country, resulting from a significant lack of climate action and the pervasive destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Omissions from the Brazilian government on climate policy. In PSB et al. See more on that case here and here.)
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Greenland Dispatch #1: the Courage to Face Climate Change
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
The Greenland Ice Sheet, like the Amazon rainforest, is fast approaching a juncture of degradation that the Himalayan and Tien Shan glaciers have already breached. The biggest barriers to progress are political and psychological. But science also tells us that we have most of the technologies and solutions that we need.
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Governors Present Bold Vision for Investing in a New Forest Economy
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Increasing fire, drought, and deforestation continue to push the region closer to a “ tipping point where it can no longer survive as a rainforest.” The global implications of this – coupled with other tipping points across the world’s ecosystems – are staggering to contemplate.
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Environmental activism in Latin America
Our Environment
MAY 21, 2021
South America is home to the largest biodiverse rainforests on Earth. This is equivalent to a rainforest the size of the United Kingdom [3]. It is also important to realise that politics and governments have a lot of control on the land they govern. Written by: Danielle McGuire.
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Amazon Deforestation is Down. Here’s Why.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. This is why the GCF Task Force seeks to bolster capacity and incentives that support political leaders and civil servants who are focused on sustainable forest governance and land use.
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The Stream, June 30, 2021: Water Scarcity Top Concern For Global Economy
Circle of Blue
JUNE 30, 2021
Operating since 1989, the co-op reconstructs rainforest conditions by planting up to 40 species, about a dozen of which they process into food products sold throughout Brazil. Circle of Blue reported that fluctuations in the availability of fresh water are even more apparent the deeper one looks at the report. 330 RESCUE CALLS .
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The Story of A Lifetime
Academy of Natural Sciences
JUNE 27, 2022
When asked whether he was scared for his life, he politely laughs. “No, ” Peck in the mountainous rainforests of Ecuador. No, not until much later,” he says. “At the time, I felt I needed to survive because someone had to tell the story.”
Floodplains Beyond Borders
Washington Nature
MAY 13, 2022
It runs through the Emerald Edge , the coastal rainforest that runs from Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington, and is the world’s largest producer of sockeye salmon and the largest producer Southern Resident Killer Whales’ preferred prey – Chinook salmon.
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Governors Launch Action Plan to Reduce Deforestation and Improve Lives in Forested Regions
Legal Planet
MARCH 17, 2022
GCF Task Force members unanimously approved the Manaus Action Plan at a closed-door meeting on March 16. Photo credit: Daniel Melling. The GCF Task Force is currently housed at the University of Colorado at Boulder and will transition to the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law in mid-2022.
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Work in the Clearwater Forest Protects Salmon
Washington Nature
AUGUST 4, 2023
Within the context of political narratives and ideologies, I was concerned about this road and it falling into the river.” In his first eight months at TNC, Justin has begun a number of projects in the Clearwater Forest and a section of the Hoh Rainforest. “If you just bring idealism here, you’re going to get that beat out of you.
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Three River Communities, Worlds Apart, Tell Stories of Indigeneity in the Age of the Anthropocene
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 10, 2021
They’re in that dangerous, dangerous place because of colonial politics, but of course they’ve developed relationships with that land, and practiced their culture there,” Palmer said. It travels north along the Mahakam River, and two days later arrives in the central highlands of Borneo’s ancient rainforests. The name embraces St.
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The EU-MERCOSUR Deal: A Litmus Test for Resolving the Growing Paradox of Development and Conservation
Vermont Law
DECEMBER 10, 2019
There can be no political freedom without there also being economic freedom. by world leaders regarding the Bolsonaro administration’s inaction to prevent or stop the burning of the Amazon rainforest—. “Ladies and gentlemen, in the search for prosperity, we are adopting policies that bring us closer to other countries which have.
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Carbon-Labeled Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner
Vermont Law
APRIL 13, 2020
In addition to carbon sequestration, tropical rainforests help to regulate the global temperature by. However, a mandatory federal program may be the least politically viable option; therefore, this blog briefly explores potential legal issues associated with different types of government implementation of the program.
Major developments for global climate litigation: the Human Rights Council recognizes the right to a healthy environment and the Committee on the Rights of the Child publishes its decision in an international youth climate case
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 12, 2021
While the resolution is not legally binding, it represents a significant political statement that could shape global standards. In particular, the recognition can embolden stakeholders and courts, to adopt a rights-based approach to climate litigation. On October 12, 2021, the CRC published its decision in Sacchi et al.
Release: Nearly all COP27 sponsors are either major polluters or enablers of fossil fuel industry
Corp Watch
JUNE 7, 2023
Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. But the Center for Political Accountability found that each of these companies donated significant sums of money to political groups that prominently supported DeSantis. Major Shareholders Click here for the latest list.
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UK: Coca-Cola Enterprises boss admits taking £1.5m in bribes
Corp Watch
JUNE 7, 2023
Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. But the Center for Political Accountability found that each of these companies donated significant sums of money to political groups that prominently supported DeSantis. Major Shareholders Click here for the latest list.
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New Research Makes it Harder to Kick The Climate Can Down the Road from COP28
Inside Climate News
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Without immediate emissions cuts, global temperatures will breach the Paris Agreement’s goals sooner than expected, scientists say.
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Big banks linked to deforestation that threatens Indigenous people
A Greener Life
APRIL 9, 2023
But as Picanerai points out, and as Global Witness’ findings underscore, the destiny of the Ayoreo and their lands is not just an issue of Paraguayan politics and business: it is one that extends far beyond its borders, to international boardrooms and banking offices. He says other candidates may be more open to dialogue with his people.
USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science
Corp Watch
JUNE 7, 2023
Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. But the Center for Political Accountability found that each of these companies donated significant sums of money to political groups that prominently supported DeSantis. Major Shareholders Click here for the latest list.
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Starting with a Messy Slate: The Role of Environmental Law in Haiti after the 2010 Earthquake
Vermont Law
JULY 28, 2014
Summary: The country of Haiti does not have a history of effective environmental regulation and this has continued after the devastating 2010 earthquake due to a lack of political and economic infrastructure. Deforestation, air and water pollution, and lack of sanitation systems have led to public health problems and resource scarcity.
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Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill
Corp Watch
JANUARY 17, 2024
Major Shareholders Click here for the latest list Political Influence OpenSecrets.org Profile of Repsol Image Similar Companies Related Gulliver Profiles Royal Dutch Shell BP Total S.A. Major Procurement Contracts Raytheon contracts with the U.S.
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Should We Domesticate Wild Animals to Prevent Disease Pandemics? An Interview with Peter Daszak
Environmental Progress
MAY 21, 2020
But this is politics. But it won’t happen with countries pointing fingers because it needs to be overseen by those agencies which China is a member of. Ideally, that’s what would happen. It will be messy. MS: Do you need bigger and more capitalized farms to carry out biosecurity measures? This has been done for poultry production in Asia.
Turkish parliament dumps Coke, Nestle from menus over alleged Israel support
Corp Watch
JANUARY 3, 2024
Palm oil for Nestlé: more than 1,000 cases of deforestation per day Rainforest Rescue | October 22, 2020 In 2010, Nestlé gave itself ten years to switch to 100% deforestation-free palm oil. I also went looking for something to inspire me politically. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians.
Nestlé faces US lawsuit for allegedly false advertising pet food as ‘natural’
Corp Watch
JANUARY 3, 2024
Palm oil for Nestlé: more than 1,000 cases of deforestation per day Rainforest Rescue | October 22, 2020 In 2010, Nestlé gave itself ten years to switch to 100% deforestation-free palm oil. I also went looking for something to inspire me politically. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians.
Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report
Corp Watch
JANUARY 3, 2024
Palm oil for Nestlé: more than 1,000 cases of deforestation per day Rainforest Rescue | October 22, 2020 In 2010, Nestlé gave itself ten years to switch to 100% deforestation-free palm oil. I also went looking for something to inspire me politically. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians.
New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure
Law Columbia
AUGUST 8, 2023
Corporate and securities law – as well as companies and their leaders acting through lobbying and politics – also have major roles to play. [9] It’s long past time to stop relegating the climate problem to a narrowly conceived field of “environmental law.” 46] The U.S. 20] See, e.g., Roshan Krishman et al., “The
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Memo to JPMorgan Chase Shareholders: Stop Banking on Climate Chaos
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 13, 2023
The report—prepared by Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Reclaim Finance, the Sierra Club and Urgewald—examines commercial and investment bank financing, combining lending with underwriting debt and equity issuances.
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JBS fires indigenous worker in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, for reporting precarious company buses, says union
Corp Watch
MARCH 1, 2024
JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. The conglomerate has also been accused of corruption, bribery, and price-fixing in both Brazil in the U.S. SA) agreed to pay $52.5
NY attorney general sues world's largest beef producer over methane emissions, climate commitments
Corp Watch
MARCH 1, 2024
JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. The conglomerate has also been accused of corruption, bribery, and price-fixing in both Brazil in the U.S. SA) agreed to pay $52.5
Conservation: History and Future
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
This applies to food resources such as fish, habitats such as rainforests, cultural monuments as a mark of respect for their human interest. Economics is a vital link in any political system as there is a need to provide employment and funding for public services and investment and to ensure markets function. Conservation Economics.
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On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare
Environmental Progress
JUNE 29, 2020
I became an environmentalist at 16 when I threw a fundraiser for Rainforest Action Network. In the final three chapters of Apocalypse Never I expose the financial, political, and ideological motivations. In my early 20s I lived in the semi-Amazon doing research with small farmers fighting land invasions.
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What is COP26 and why does it matter? The complete guide
A Greener Life
OCTOBER 21, 2021
These are important initiatives, and the destruction of the Amazon and other rainforests around the world is a huge contributor to climate change and biodiversity loss. Nature-based solutions are projects such as preserving and restoring existing forests , peatlands, wetlands and other natural carbon sinks , and growing more trees.
February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts
Law Columbia
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
The majority said it “reluctantly” concluded that “the plaintiffs’ case must be made to the political branches or to the electorate at large” and “[t]hat the other branches may have abdicated their responsibility to remediate the problem does not confer on Article III courts, no matter how well-intentioned, the ability to step into their shoes.”
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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 6.10.22
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 10, 2022
Bill Shuster -- Perdue Foundation Supports New Educational Duck Pond At Hope Springs Farm For People With Developmental Disabilities In Hershey -- Warren Times: Time Explorers Theme Of Warren Conservation District Student Summer Camp -- Warren Times: Second Grade Classroom Turned Into Rainforest -- PA Outdoor Writers Assn.
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Banking Against Science: Financial Institutions Continue to Fund Climate Destruction
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 2, 2022
They prop up fossil fuel industry infrastructure as the industry itself buys political influence to blunt and block any unified strategy for a fossil phase-down. At the beginning of COP 27, the Rainforest Action Network, in a report endorsed by many environmental groups, found that Bank of America, J.P.
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PA Environment Daily
MARCH 8, 2022
Supreme Court Rejects PA Republican Plea To Overturn Congressional Voting Districts -- AP: ‘We Want To Win:’ Democrats Face Choice In Key U.S.
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