Environment & Sustainability

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California lawmakers seek to curb oil imports from Amazon

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The California Senate has unanimously approved a resolution calling for a review of its imports of crude oil from the Amazon rainforest and an eventual phase-out, following years of advocacy from Indigenous leaders in South America. Environmental groups…

Scientists warn ocean-based climate fixes lack rules and oversight

A growing number of oceans-based solutions to the climate crisis have been tried or devised in recent years, thanks largely to an influx of funding. These range from replanting lost mangroves, to modifying the genome of corals, to pumping nutrient-rich…

Bangladesh retreating from development activities planned in forest lands

In the last year, Bangladesh has seen an about-turn from occupying forest land in the name of development activities such as constructing ecotourism parks, football academies, residential and training facilities for government officials. The recently canceled sum of about 3,830…