Gladwyn d’SouzaRaising #catchlimits for #extractive monopolies through #regulatorycapture #degrades #oceans and #biodiversity: In May, a group of recreational fishermen from Maryland sued the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, a state agency, claiming it contributed to the decline of menhaden in and around Chesapeake Bay by “rubber stamping” the latest quotas set by the Atlantic commission.
#OceanDegradation #marineprotectedareas
The #energytransition will benefit #nature. It will limit the #environmentalharms caused by producing and transporting millions of tons of #fossilfuels.
#roadlessrule
#RemoveRoads
#biodiversitycrisis
#OceanDegradation
#CoBenefits
https://legal-planet.org/2023/07/13/not-just-about-the-climate/
Not Just About the Climate - Legal Planet
The main reason to control carbon is to protect the climate. But cleaning up the energy system has plenty of other benefits. Those benefits will flow to people in rural areas as well as urban ones, to national security and international development, and to nature itself. To begin with, there are the health benefits of … Continue reading "Not Just About the Climate"