We are proud to help convene the Biodiversity & Environmental Liability Scholars (BELS) Network.
This global, interdisciplinary group of scholars conducts research on legal pathways that help secure remedies following incidents of environmental harm.
We host virtual research talks, produce an internal newsletter, foster collaboration among researchers, share opportunities and draw collective insights to help inform policy and legal practice.
If you are interested in joining us, please contact Rika Fajrini
Meeting Programme
October 2024
Meghna Abraham of the University of Oxford will share insights on how remedies and reparations are being understood in human rights litigation, and draw insights for the development of environmental liability cases.
August 2024
Sroyon Mukherjee from the National University of Singapore will present on his ongoing research into remedies and valuation.
May 2024
Alexandra Aragão from the University of Coimbra, and Jacob Phelps, Lancaster University and co-founder of Conservation-Litigation.org, will discuss differences in how legal and scientific audiences conceptualise harm to nature.
March 2024
Inaugural meeting of the BELS Network, coordinated by Rika Fajrini and Dr Jacob Phelps.
Recent publications by BELS Network scholars
Members
Prof. Valerie Fogleman, School of Law and Politics, University of Cardiff
Prof. Michael Faure, Comparative and International Environmental Law, European institute for Transnational Legal Research, Maastricht University
Dr. Francesca Leucci, Law Group, Wageningen University
Miaomiao Tian, Law School, Lancaster University
Maribel Rodriguez Valero, Law and Wildlife & Co-Executive Director, Conservation-Litigation.org
Dr. Layna Droiz. Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Tokyo University
Dr. Isabelle Giraudou, Organization for Programs on Environmental Sciences, Tokyo University
Francesca Falco, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Dr. Michelle Lim, Law Faculty, Singapore Management University
Alice Bisiaux, International Partnerships Facility European Forest Institute
Dr. Jacob Phelps, Lancaster Environment Center, Lancaster University
Rika Fajrini, Kyoto University
Dr. Sroyon Mukherjee, Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law, National University of Singapore
Dr. Heloisa Oliveira, Centre for Research in Public Law, University of Lisbon
Prof. Edward Webb, Viikki Tropical Resources Institute (VITRI), University of Helsinki