March 26, 2024 Clinic Plans to Curb Meat and Dairy Emissions Have a Deadline, and It’s Sooner Than You Think
According to Harvard’s Animal Law Program, the report is the first of its kind to show a clear consensus among experts that reducing the production and consumption of meat must be a key element of any climate change strategy moving forward.
March 26, 2024 Clinic Research: Emissions from livestock sector must decline by 50% this decade, experts warn
Helen Harwatt, who led the research as food and climate policy fellow at Harvard Law School, said that the results show that the livestock industry’s role in reducing emissions is “major and critical” and “should begin immediately,” adding that there is no “blanket approach or a one-size-fits-all countries”.
March 22, 2024 Clinic After devastating die-offs, conditions for manatees are improving. But is it enough to save the species?
The Save the Manatee Club is also pushing for and partnering with other groups to have the manatee uplisted from a threatened species to an endangered species. The club is party to a petition filed to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) by the Center for Biological Diversity, Harvard Animal Law & Policy Clinic, Miami Waterkeeper and Frank S. González García.
March 22, 2024 Clinic Advocates threaten lawsuit to get Florida manatees reclassified as endangered species
"The West Indian manatee is in danger of extinction, and the (Fish and Wildlife) Service's continued delay in issuing its 12-month finding harms the manatee's prospects for survival and recovery," the notice said.