March 21, 2024 Clinic Environmental groups ready a lawsuit to declare manatees an endangered species
The parties to the lawsuit include The Center for Biological Diversity, the Harvard Animal Law & Policy Clinic, Miami Waterkeeper, the Save the Manatee Club and Frank S. González García.
March 21, 2024 Clinic Lawsuit launched over federal failure to protect manatees in Florida, Puerto Rico
“We are hopeful that, given the many threats to the West Indian manatee, including seagrass loss and the impending loss of warm water refugia, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will quickly issue a finding, as required under the Endangered Species Act,” said Sophia Pereira, a student attorney at Harvard’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic.
March 20, 2024 Program Devex Dish: Is it time for rich countries to reduce meat consumption?
But the greenhouse gas emissions from the global food system alone make it impossible to prevent a 1.5 C rise, according to an alarming new report from the Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard Law School.
March 20, 2024 Program The next big climate deadline is for meat and dairy
“We need to see major changes in livestock production and consumption — really deep and rapid changes over the next decade,” said Helen Harwatt, an environmental social scientist and lead author of the survey report, which was published last week by Harvard’s animal law and policy program, where Harwatt is a fellow.