César Ipenza, a Peruvian environmental lawyer and outspoken critic of the recent legislative action, told Mongabay this will “benefit actors who have previously failed to comply with the requirements demanded in the forestry law, weakening the protection of forests and environmental management, ignoring the #RightsOfIndigenousPeoples and encouraging new #deforestation.”

#StopDeforestation #PreserveIndigenousBiodiversity #DeterioratingCarbonSinks #businessasusual 
#CattleWreckedLandscape #ViolentRanchers #BigAgro #corruptpoliticians

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/critics-decry-controversial-bill-that-loosens-deforestation-restrictions-in-peru/ 

Critics decry controversial bill that loosens deforestation restrictions in Peru

A new amendment to Peru’s forest and wildlife law is being criticized by opponents as unconstitutional and a step backward in forest protection after it came into effect Jan. 10 following approval by Congress. The revised law (Law 29763) legalizes agricultural activities without the need for certain environmental evaluations or technical studies on private properties […]

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César Ipenza, a Peruvian environmental lawyer and outspoken critic of the recent legislative action, told Mongabay this will “benefit actors who have previously failed to comply with the requirements demanded in the forestry law, weakening the protection of forests and environmental management, ignoring the #RightsOfIndigenousPeoples and encouraging new #deforestation.”
#StopDeforestation #PreserveIndigenousBiodiversity #LandBack
#DeterioratingCarbonSinks #businessasusual
#CattleWreckedLandscape #ViolentRanchers #BigAgro #corruptpoliticians
#TragedyOfEnclosure
#StopDeterioratingCarbonSinks #deforestationfootprint
#StopInstallingKleptocratsForResourcesPredation

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/critics-decry-controversial-bill-that-loosens-deforestation-restrictions-in-peru/

Critics decry controversial bill that loosens deforestation restrictions in Peru

A new amendment to Peru’s forest and wildlife law is being criticized by opponents as unconstitutional and a step backward in forest protection after it came into effect Jan. 10 following approval by Congress. The revised law (Law 29763) legalizes agricultural activities without the need for certain environmental evaluations or technical studies on private properties […]

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https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/thousands-of-tree-species-at-risk-of-extinction-in-atlantic-forest-study/

#TragedyOfEnclosure #CattleWreckedLandscape: The Atlantic Forest, located along Brazil’s southern coast, has been in dire straits for decades, with expanding cities and #agriculture leaving only a small fraction of the #forest standing today. But the situation might be even worse than previously thought.
Several thousand tree species in the forest are threatened with extinction, a new study has found. Over 80% of endemic tree species are at risk of going extinct — and that’s a conservative estimate, the researchers said.
#StopDeterioratingCarbonSinks #deforestationfootprint #ViolentRanchers #BigAgro #StopInstallingKleptocratsForResourcesPredation

Thousands of tree species at risk of extinction in Atlantic Forest: study

The Atlantic Forest, located along Brazil’s southern coast, has been in dire straits for decades, with expanding cities and agriculture leaving only a small fraction of the forest standing today. But the situation might be even worse than previously thought. Several thousand tree species in the forest are threatened with extinction, a new study has […]

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#CattleWreckedLandscape: Even if #fossilfuel #emissions were immediately halted today, trends in #meat and #dairy #consumption could still prevent the achievement of both the 1.5 degree and 2 degree Celsius targets.

#CensoredVoices: Officials at the UN farming wing were “censored, sabotaged, undermined and victimized for more than a decade after they wrote about the hugely damaging contribution of livestock to global heating.”

#ViolentRanchers #BigAgro #corruptpoliticians #BusinessAsUsual

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How Big Beef muzzled methane research

A new Guardian investigation reveals the U.N.'s farming wing downplayed livestock emissions after pressure from the meat, feed and dairy industries.

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#restoring #CattleWreckedLandscape: Garcia relies on #ecotourism – he guides biologists and ecologists around the plot for a small fee – and payments for #ecosystemservices (#PES), a scheme run by the Costa Rican government that rewards #farmers who carry out #sustainableforestry and #environmentalprotection.

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Attached: 1 image This country regrew its lost forest. Can the world learn from it? “In the 1970s and 1980s Costa Rica had one of the highest deforestation rates in Latin America, but it managed to turn that around in a relatively short period of time.” #CostaRica #Rainforest #biodiversity #conservation https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/27/americas/reforestation-costa-rica-c2e-spc/index.html

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They found that #vegan #diets reduced #greenhousegas #emissions, #landuse, and #water #pollution by 75% compared to high #meat-consuming diets. The impact of low-meat diets was also found to be roughly 30% less than the high-meat ones.
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Vegan diet better for planet and longevity, new studies show | Totally Vegan Buzz

Growing evidence suggests that plant-based diets are not only better for the environment but for longer healthier lives as well. Recent studies have found that plant-based diets are significantly better for the environment and health than diets high in meat. The first research was led by the University of Oxford’s Livestock, Environment and People (LEAP) … Continue reading "Vegan diet better for planet and longevity, new studies show"

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#CattleWreckedLandscape: “more than 70 percent of the state’s water use goes towards growing crops to feed livestock.”