Peru’s congress just passed a law giving agribusiness a LICENCE TO KILL the Amazon - it allows companies to seize Indigenous ancestral lands and level the rain forest for profit!
Peruvian citizens have flooded the streets demanding a repeal, and they need us to show the government that the world is watching their every move as forest defenders fight the law in court.
Now,
forest defenders are taking the fight all the way to Peru’s highest court, and they need a global spotlight on the case to make sure it isn’t derailed by powerful agribusiness lobbies desperate to keep the law in place by any means.
Add your name now to stand with Peruvian forest defenders and support the repeal of the anti-forest law!
"To Peruvian authorities:
We urge the Peruvian Congress and national authorities to stop the legalization of land invasion and deforestation that threaten the Amazon, Indigenous Peoples, and biodiversity by repealing Law No. 31973 (known as the 'anti-forest law'). Peru must respect the principles of free, prior, and informed consultation with Indigenous Peoples and adhere to its international commitments to protect the Amazon."
The US legal system may be excruciatingly long and complicated 😩 with lots of appeals so that when a final verdict of conviction will be reached, the country may be suffocated, burnt to the ground and drowned in poisonous mirk....
But that's no reason Not to do it.
It could also be a part of the team work by #Policy#Politicians#Media and #WeThePeople ...
"Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damages"
by Izzy Ross for Grist
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"Harms include severe weather, crop failures, and economic hits from lack of ice and snow."
"Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday that she plans to sue fossil fuel companies for knowingly contributing to climate change, harming the state’s economy and ways of life.
“It’s long past time that we step up and hold the fossil fuel companies that are responsible for all these damages accountable,” she said."
"The department is asking outside lawyers to submit proposals to help with the case, which Nessel said could potentially bring billions to the state to address damages from climate change."
"....into the extensive efforts undertaken by fossil fuel companies to deceive the public and investors about their knowledge of the effects of their products on climate change and to undermine efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.”
"Nessel said the state has successfully pursued similar legal efforts in the past, including against the opioid industry and chemical manufacturers that produce PFAS."
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