Tag: biodiversity
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When Wildlife Becomes Refugees: Lack of Legal Protections
November 3, 2025 Climate displacement is a growing but underexplored issue in the legal and humanitarian fields. While international law increasingly recognizes human “climate refugees”, wildlife forced to flee their homes due to fires, droughts, or floods remain legally invisible. To ensure ecological resilience, environmental law should provide mobile legal protections that follow displaced species…
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The Vanishing Barrier: Why Florida’s Mangroves Are Key to Hurricane Defense
October 20, 2025 When people think of Florida’s coastline, they often picture rows of endless condominiums, resorts, and crystal-clear beaches. But hidden in that tropical paradise lies the hidden protector of the coastlines: Florida’s mangrove forests. These forests, often overshadowed by the loudness of development and tourism, are among Florida’s most important assets during hurricane…
Barry Law Environmental and Earth Law Journal 