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Brazil scientists map forest regrowth keeping Amazon from collapse: Study

by admin | 22.12.20 | Uncategorized

‘Scientists have mapped Brazil’s secondary forests and are now able to pinpoint the extent, age and location of regrowing vegetation anywhere in the country, opening up opportunities for incentive programs, monitoring and forest fire prevention. According to...

‘Peaceful protectors of Cambodia’s Prey Lang forest, threatened by loggers and local authorities, vow to fight on’

by admin | 16.12.20 | Uncategorized

‘For Cambodia’s largest swath of intact rainforest, the most important line of defense against the logging companies and vested political interests that are seeing it deforested is the Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN), a local activist group of volunteer...

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet for Human Rights Day 10 December 2020

by admin | 16.12.20 | Uncategorized

Human rights key to build the world we want ‘2020 is a year none of us will ever forget. A terrible, devastating year that has scarred so many of us, in so many ways. At least 67 million people infected, and 1.6 million dead, in a pandemic that is far from over....

European Union decisions on the right to a healthy environment

by admin | 14.12.20 | Uncategorized

Recent European Union decisions related to the right to a healthy environment: 1. European Parliament resolution of 22 October 2020 on deforestation dedicated on section on human rights (see below). Deforestation and human rights Highlights that changing the...

‘Fisheries Observers are Human Rights Defenders on the World’s Oceans’

by admin | 14.12.20 | Uncategorized

‘Fisheries observers are human rights defenders on the world’s oceans. These individuals work independently onboard commercial fishing vessels around the world to collect scientific data on the state of the marine environment, and in some instances report on...
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