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This is the page of Dr. Jacob Phelps,

Senior Technical Advisor for the Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia Programme. I am also Senior Lecturer at the Lancaster Environment Centre, where

we do research, policy engagement and activism related to the governance dimensions of biodiversity conservation.

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Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia

As of October 2023, I have moved to Indonesia and am working as Senior Technical Advisor to the Wildlife Conservation Society's Indonesia...

BELS Network: Biodiversity & Environmental Liability Scholars

I am pleased to be working with Rika Fajrini and the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law's Biodiversity Law Specialist Group to...

Our 2023 review for Conservation-Litigation.org

Read our "Year in Review" for 2023 for the work we are doing with Conservation-Litigation.org.

New judicial training: Environmental justice in the Asia Pacific region

We have draw on our research to support a new, free online curriculum for judges – developed by UNEP, IUCN’s World Commission on...

Indonesian Supreme Court comes to Lancaster

I was pleased to help welcome the Indonesian Supreme Court's National Environmental Working Group and the Indonesian Center for...

Global team launches groundbreaking project to secure justice for nature

Lawyers, conservationists, scientists and economists from around the world begin five precedent-setting cases, as part of a green wave of...

Analysis highlights “hidden” rights for nature around the world

Around the world, nature and people already have considerable existing legal rights – but many of these are never put into practice. ...

DLA Piper reporting at CBD COP15: Biodiversity and Litigation Risks

DLA Piper, one of the world’s leading law firms with offices in 40+ countries, warns corporations that they face an increasing risk of...

Wild Crimes Podcast

Wildlife crime is one of the biggest illegal businesses in the world. Join us on a global tour as we uncover its dark underbelly. In...

Natural History Museum: Protecting Nature Through Legal Action

Jacob joins London's Natural History Museum's Nature Live Online team to discuss how the law should handle those who poach, pollute or...

New NCRF Fellows

Meet the 2021 Nepal Conservation Research Fellows: Arati Shrestha, Ashmita Shrestha, Mahesh Poudel and Sujita Dhakal. Over the next two...

Pongo the Stolen Orangutan - How Law Can Heal

This short animation tells the story of Pongo, an Orangutan caught for the illegal wildlife trade. It describes how a conservation...

conservation-litigation.org

As the biodiversity crisis accelerates, there is a growing need not only to protect threatened species, but to also help them when they...

Pioneering civil lawsuits for harm to threatened species

Civil lawsuits are a breakthrough in environmental law—including for threatened species. the WILDS Project is pleased to be starting the...

2021 Call: Nepal Conservation Research Fellowship

Nepal hosts exceptional biodiversity. From the top of the Himalayas to its subtropical lowlands, there is a growing demand for applied...

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