Topic
Deforestation
78 published works
Capital Thinking
Lawmakers Propose New Import Ban Targeting Commodities Produced on Illegally Deforested Land
By Ludmilla Kasulke, Squire Patton Boggs
On Wednesday, October 6, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) released the Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act,…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Sustainable Finance Platform publishes Guideline on the Use of Deforestation Risk Mitigation Solutions for Financial Institutions
On 27 October 2020, the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, DNB) published a news item on the Guideline on the Use of Deforestation Risk Mitigation Solutions for Financial Institutions…
Global Policy Watch
UK: new “world-leading” deforestation and ecosystem supply chain law
By Hannah Edmonds-Camara, Atli Stannard, Paul Mertenskötter
The UK Government recently announced that it is developing legislation that would make it illegal for large businesses operating in the UK to use certain commodities that have not been…
Inside Energy & Environment
UK: new “world-leading” deforestation and ecosystem supply chain law
By Hannah Edmonds-Camara, Atli Stannard, Paul Mertenskötter
The UK Government recently announced that it is developing legislation that would make it illegal for large businesses operating in the UK to use certain commodities that have not been…
Environment, Land & Resources
UK Government Considers Proposed Law Tackling Illegal Deforestation
Consultations are underway on a proposed law to prohibit large UK businesses from using products sourced from illegally deforested lands. By Paul A. Davies and Michael D. Green On 25…
Money Laundering Watch
Money Laundering and “Narco-Cattle Ranching”
By Brad Gershel
In the rainforests of Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, the fires often start when drug traffickers try to clear large swaths of land. Due to the dry bush and lack of…
Inside Energy & Environment
CARB Continues Global Leadership Role on Climate with Adoption of Tropical Forest Standard
After nearly a decade of work, on September 19, 2019, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) endorsed its much anticipated Tropical Forest Standard (TFS). The TFS is a first-of-its-kind framework…
Global Policy Watch
Forests are on Fire: What the UN Climate Action Week Means for Africa
Fires have ravaged Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, burning over 1,330 square miles of tree cover, and placing people, wildlife, and their habitats at risk. Experts warn that further degradation could inhibit…
Cov Africa
Forests are on Fire: What the UN Climate Action Week Means for Africa
By Cov Africa
Fires have ravaged Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, burning over 1,330 square miles of tree cover, and placing people, wildlife, and their habitats at risk. Experts warn that further degradation could inhibit…
The Right Coast
Don t Panic: Amazon Burning Is Mostly Farms, Not Forests Reason.com
So why are there so many fires? "Natural fires in the Amazon are rare, and the majority of these fires were set by farmers preparing Amazon-adjacent farmland for next year's…