Sentences with phrase «effective bulwark»

At the same time, he contends, the news media could and should be the most effective bulwark against wrongful convictions.

Deforestation, which had been on decline for years, surged nearly 300 % in September; and it happened as evidence mounts that healthy forests — arguably nature's single most effective bulwark against climate change — can lose more carbon than they absorb if subjected to extreme drought.