Melina Lima

About/Bio

I am an International Law Professor and Researcher with ten years of experience at IBMEC University. I have held a PhD since 2015 and am also an International Legal Consultant specializing in human rights, international humanitarian law, gender, and international environmental law. I have led a research group focused on international law and the Amazon since 2021. In the past year, I have dedicated research efforts to the intersection of climate change and livestock.

Recently Published

The livestock sector and potential violations of the Paris Agreement

The environmental and climatic impacts of the livestock sector are well established by science. Livestock plays a significant role in global warming across multiple dimensions. The most up-to-date estimates of the climate impact of the livestock industry are that it represents between 16.5% and 28.1% of total CO2e emissions (Richard Twine, 2021). Considering that the…

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