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Quit FERCing around on Tribal land 🙄🙄🙄 🦅 Do your part to protect Pushpum, don't let developers get any closer to development on Tribal land! Sign our latest petition to FERC now. https://lnkd.in/gsyZBRgY FERC recently released an environmental review on the Goldendale Pumped Storage Development, but failed to conduct comprehensive consultation with all affected Tribes. Considering the development will destroy Tribal cultural and religious resources at a sacred site called Pushpum, this is yet another problematic development. On the one hand FERC states that the agency "recognizes the unique relationship between the United States and Indian Tribes and is committed to assuring that Tribal concerns and interests are considered whenever the Commission’s actions or decisions have the potential to adversely affect Indian Tribes or Indian trust resources." (see Black Mesa permit denials). On the other hand, when it comes to Goldendale, FERC is full steam ahead in ignoring Tribal cultural resources and the Commission's legal consultation requirements. We are glad to see FERC deny pumped storage preliminary permits in the Southwest due to Tribal opposition, now we would like to see that extend up to the Pacific Northwest. #StopGoldendalePumpedStorageDevelopment #ProtectPushpum #NativePlants #LandBack #FERC #EnvironmentalJustice #Goldendale #Washington #Oregon #StopGreenWashing

In September, several changes to the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme came into effect, easing labour pressures for seasonal employers in the horticultural and viticultural industries. Peninsula New Zealand’s advice team discuss what’s changed and why in the latest edition of NZFarmer – learn more by heading to page 39 via the link below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gqv6pbfw #RSE #NZFarmer #horticulture #viticulture #employer #employers #businessowner #businessowners

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As part of an international delegation convened by Progressive International, we recently visited Crawfish Rock, a Garifuna community situated adjacent to Próspera, a US-owned company operating an ex-ZEDE (special economic zone) on the Honduran island of Roatán. Próspera is currently seeking close to USD 11 billion in compensation from the Honduran govt under the #CAFTA-DR. This claim stems from the govt's decision to overturn the ZEDE law, which had granted Honduran territory to foreign corporations, like Próspera, to establish private chartered cities operating with minimal (if any) regard for labour, environmental, or health regulations. During our visit, members of the Crawfish Rock community expressed their concerns about the detrimental impacts of the ZEDE: "the ZEDE is destroying the beach, the mangroves, and the forest.” Among the critical issues that arise from the interaction of human rights and investment treaties like the #CAFTA-DR is whether and how the relatively greater access to justice provided to "aggrieved" investors by the regime undermines access to justice for impacted communities, like Crawfish Rock. Read more of our work on this topic here: https://lnkd.in/eG4TGsVJ Guillaume Long Ana Caistor Arendar Ana María Ordoñez Lisa Sachs Daniel Uribe Teran Lorenzo Cotula Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

[EVENT] Last week, our Director of Public Affairs, Paul Brannen, participated in the 9th International Conference "Modernization of Forestry in Bosnia and Herzegovina," held in Kupres. ⁉ On this occasion, he took part in a “Question and Answer” session on the difficulties presented by the #EUDR and then joined a panel discussing wider issues with regards the promotion of an increased use of wood in construction. In addition, the opportunity to generate and sell carbon credits derived from carbon stored in wood products in the built environment was discussed in the context of the benefits of building more with timber. 🌲 🌳 The forest trip revealed that forest cover in Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently around 55% (although some figures put it higher) and the intention is to increase this to 60%. This expansion should be able to generate new carbon credits as this forest cover will be ‘additional’ and should meet all the necessary criteria linked to credits linked to new forestry. The ongoing issue of sections of the forest still containing landmines from the time of the war was highlighted. In turn this reduces the potential wood supply from the forest. The conference welcomed more than 200 attendees from Bosnia and Herzegovina but also from all over Europe. 👉 https://lnkd.in/d4sM_eiG

[EVENT] Last week, our Director of Public Affairs, Paul Brannen, participated in the 9th International Conference "Modernization of Forestry in Bosnia and Herzegovina," held in Kupres. ⁉ On this occasion, he took part in a “Question and Answer” session on the difficulties presented by the #EUDR and then joined a panel discussing wider issues with regards the promotion of an increased use of wood in construction. In addition, the opportunity to generate and sell carbon credits derived from carbon stored in wood products in the built environment was discussed in the context of the benefits of building more with timber. 🌲 🌳 The forest trip revealed that forest cover in Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently around 55% (although some figures put it higher) and the intention is to increase this to 60%. This expansion should be able to generate new carbon credits as this forest cover will be ‘additional’ and should meet all the necessary criteria linked to credits linked to new forestry. The ongoing issue of sections of the forest still containing landmines from the time of the war was highlighted. In turn this reduces the potential wood supply from the forest. The conference welcomed more than 200 attendees from Bosnia and Herzegovina but also from all over Europe. 👉 https://lnkd.in/d3WUZhuS

On-site accommodation for staff is a popular working arrangement in New Zealand’s agricultural industry that offers benefits for both employers and employees, but it’s important that service tenancy agreements are fair and legal 🏠 Peninsula Employsure’s advice team shared their insights on the ins and outs of this kind of agreement in this month’s edition of NZFarmer, which you can read now on page 38 via the link below 📰 #servicetenancy #servicetenancies #NZFarmer #businessowner #businessowners #employer #employers

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💡 Tip of the Day: when state or municipality is giving land to an undertaking free of charge there is reason to be cautious. Remember - to avoid state aid transactions made by the state generally should be on market terms. Therefore, free use of land is usually a red flag in terms of state aid law and needs careful analysis. Read more in my article.