Identifying Collaborative Opportunities with Climate and Environmental Organizations

Climate change and environmental degradation have harmful effects on the lives of humans and non-human animals alike; over one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the food sector, and most of these emissions can be attributed to the animal agriculture industry. Aside from animal agriculture’s impacts on the climate and environment, there are various other areas of overlap between environmental issues and animal advocacy, including poaching, overfishing, and habitat degradation. This study sought to evaluate the potential for collaboration between organizations working in the animal protection space and those in the environmental movement. Focusing particularly on Brazil, China, and the U.S. due to their high potential for environmental and animal advocacy efforts alike, we used a combination of desk research and interviews with environmental organizations to identify areas of overlap between the two movements and to consider environmentalists’ perspectives about partnering with animal advocates. The study found that, of the eight organizations we interviewed, four were open to collaborating and four are already collaborating with animal advocacy organizations.