The Mitigation Potential of Plant-based Diets: From Science to Policy
Animal agriculture has a massive environmental burden, including as a major greenhouse gas emitter. In nearly every step of meat, egg and dairy production, climate-changing gases are released into the atmosphere, potentially disrupting weather, temperature and ecosystem health. Hence food choices have
Speaker Bios for The Mitigation Potential of Plant-Based Diets: From Science to Policy
Jenny Chandler Alexandra Clark Dr. Doru-Leonard Irimie Florent Marcellesi, MEP Marie Persson Dr. Marco Springmann Cristina Tirado-von der Pahlen, DVM, MS, PhD Jenny Chandler Jenny Chandler is a freelance food writer and teacher based in Bristol, England. She has written a number
La Corée du Sud ferme son plus grand abattoir de viande de chien marquant un moment historique de l’effondrement du commerce de la viande de chien
MONTRÉAL – Humane Society International/Canada montre du doigt le lien entre les cruelles usines à chiots en Corée du Sud et l’industrie de la viande canine en aidant à secourir 200 chiens et chiots d’une terrible ferme de viande canine. Environ 160
Colombina joins global cage-free egg movement
CALI—Colombina, a leading food manufacturer in Colombia, has published a new policy to improve animal welfare in its supply chain, with a commitment to source exclusively cage-free eggs in the making of all of its products. The company worked with Humane Society
Humane Society International and FAI Brasil host country’s second cage-free egg technical workshop
SÃO PAULO—Last month, Humane Society International, together with FAI Brasil and with the support of the UK Embassy, hosted a second workshop on the corporate movement towards cage-free egg production in Brazil. This event, held in Jaboticabal, brought together egg producers, food
Thousands of beach & street dogs in Mauritius visit paradise island’s first ever spay/neuter clinic as luxury hotel to the stars helps charity campaign
MAURITIUS – Thousands of dogs and puppies on the popular paradise island of Mauritius are being spayed and neutered as part of animal charity Humane Society International’s mission to help the government humanely reduce the number of dogs roaming the streets, beaches
Humane Society International expresses shock as China lifts 25-year-old ban on tiger bone and rhino horn trade
WASHINGTON – Wildlife campaigners at Humane Society International have expressed their dismay at the news that China is reversing its 25-year old ban on domestic trade in tiger bone and rhino horn. The issuance of a new regulation, announced today by the
‘Free Willy’ Bill banning captivity of whales and dolphins clears Senate
OTTAWA – Canada has reached the halfway mark in prohibiting the captivity of whales and dolphins in Canada with the majority of Senators voting in support of Bill S-203, Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act. The proposed legislation would ban
Bill to End Trade of Shark Fins clears Senate by overwhelming majority
OTTAWA – Canada has reached the halfway mark in prohibiting the trade of shark fins with a final, sweeping endorsement of Bill S-238, the Ban on Shark Fin Trade Act, by the Senate. The proposed legislation was amended in the Senate so
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