Protecting biodiveristy and ecosystems Archives

15 Cases found

Institute of Amazonian Studies v. Brazil

At issue: Whether the Brazilian Constitution guarantees a fundamental right to a stable climate and whether the Brazilian government may be compelled to meet emission and deforestation reduction goals

Jurisdictions:

Brazil
- Federal District Court of Curitiba

PSB et al. v. Brazil (on deforestation and human rights)

At issue: Whether Brazil's failure to curb deforestation and resulting climate change violates fundamental constitutional rights of indigenous peoples and current and future generations.

Jurisdictions:

Brazil
- Federal Supreme Court

Korean Biomass Plaintiffs v. South Korea

At issue: Whether South Korea's subsidies to biomass generation violate the constitutional environmental rights of solar owners and nearby residents

Jurisdictions:

South Korea
- Constitutional Court

Asociación Civil por la Justicia Ambiental v. Province of Entre Ríos, et al.

At issue: Class action asks Argentinian Supreme Court to recognize rights of the Paraná Delta.

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Supreme Court

PSB et al. v. Brazil (on Amazon Fund)

At issue: Four political parties filed a Direct Action of Unconstitutional Omission before the Federal Supreme Court to compel the Ministry of the Environment to resume the activities of the Amazon Fund.

Jurisdictions:

Brazil
- Federal Supreme Court

Sheikh Asim Farooq v. Federation of Pakistan etc.

At issue: To determine whether the government of Pakistan violated its obligations under natural resource, climate change, and other policies by allowing large-scale deforestation

Jurisdictions:

Pakistan
- Punjab
  - Lahore High Court

Certain Activities Carried Out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua)

At issue: How the ICJ awards a country compensation for lost environmental goods and services, including gas regulation and carbon sequestration, resulting from another country’s environment-damaging activities

Jurisdictions:

International Court of Justice

EU Biomass Plaintiffs v. European Union

At issue: Whether the European Union’s 2018 revised Renewable Energy Directive illegally treats forest biomass as a renewable fuel by not counting CO2 emissions from burning wood fuels

Jurisdictions:

European Union
- General Court (known as Court of First Instance before 2010)

Maia Filho v. Federal Environmental Agency (IBAMA)

At issue: Validity of fine imposed by Environmental Federal Agency for the burning of 600 hectares for grazing land

Jurisdictions:

Brazil
- Superior Court of Justice

Mataatua District Maori Council v. New Zealand

At issue: Determine whether New Zealand climate change policy violates Waitangi Treaty with Māori

Jurisdictions:

New Zealand
- Waitangi Tribunal

Pandey v. India

At issue: Adequacy of India's climate change mitigation efforts vis-a-vis Public Trust Doctrine and other legal obligations

Jurisdictions:

India
- National Green Tribunal

Greenpeace Nordic Ass’n v. Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

At issue: Constitutionality of Norwegian government decision to license new blocks of Barents Sea for development of deep-sea oil and gas extraction

Jurisdictions:

Norway
- Norwegian Supreme Court

Norway
- Borgarting Court of Appeal

Norway
- Oslo District Court

Decision C-035/16 of February 8, 2016

At issue: Constitutionality of statutory provisions grandfathering agricultural, mining, and oil and gas development activities in sensitive, high-altitude ecosystems

Jurisdictions:

Colombia
- Constitutional Court

Ironstone Community Action Group Inc. v. NSW Minister for Planning and Duralie Coal Pty. Ltd.

At issue: To challenge the approval of an extension to an existing coal mine.

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- New South Wales
  - Land and Environment Court

Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc. v. Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and Warkworth Mining Limited

At issue: To challenge the approval of the extension and continued operation of coal mine due to impacts on biodiversity

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- New South Wales
  - Land and Environment Court