PARTNERS & COLLABORATORS

LANCASTER ENVIRONMENT CENTRE

WILDS is led by Jacob Phelps of the Conservation Governance Lab at the Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University. The Lancaster team includes:

Umi Latifah, Research Associate leading WILDS coordination in Indonesia.

Maribel Rodriguez, PhD researcher looking at alternative legal mechanisms for addressing IWT.

Isabella Dabrowski Pedrini, PhD researcher looking at strategies to operationalise liability for environmental harm in Brazil.

INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES (LIPI)

LIPI is our academic collaborator in Indonesia, working on "Conceptualising and valuing the harm caused by IWT". It is the governmental authority for science and research in Indonesia.

Dr R Taufiq Purna Nugraha, Primary Investigator of the Laboratory of Wildlife Management and Reproduction, who has particular interests in wildlife enforcement and orangutan conservation.

AURIGA INDONESIA

Auriga is the coordinating partner in Indonesia. They are a non-governmental organization that engages in efforts to conserve Indonesian natural resources and the environment to improve the quality of life of humankind. They conduct investigative research, support policy reform and engage in advocacy through legal mechanisms. Their WILDS team includes:

Grahat Nagara, Project Manager for WILDS within Auriga, and an expert in administrative and enviornmental law.

Rony Saputra, Director of Law at Auriga, he actively campaigns for a clean environment for the people of Indonesia.

Belinda Sahadati Amri, Legal researcher, with a particular interest in human rights and the environment.

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INSTITUTE

Since 1969, ELI has played a pivotal role in shaping the fields of environmental law, policy, and management, domestically and abroad. They are a research and education center that works to strengthen environmental protection by improving law and governance worldwide. Their WILDS team includes:

Carol Jones, Visiting Scholar in environmental economics, whose previous work included leading the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) team conducting economic valuation for the Exxon Valdez oil spill and 35 other natural resource damages cases.

John Pendergrass, Vice President of Programmes and Publication, with expertise in environmental liability and judicial education.

LEGAL ATLAS

Legal Atlas leads the WILDS comparative legal research. The Legal Atlas WILDS team includes:

Maria Pascual, Co-Founder and Director, and an international development specialist.

Jim Wingard, Co-Founder and Legal Director, with an expertise in international legal and policy development.

Alice Collinson, attorney

Naila Bhatri, Wildlife Trade Legal Analyst

Alyona Rydannykh, Wildlife Trade legal analyst

COLLABORATORS

Rika Fajrini, Legal research at the Indonesian Centre for Environmental Law and has particular expertise in civil environmental law and judicial education.

Rebecca Nichols, Lecturer in Psychology at Nanyang Technological University, with particular experience studying jurors’ attitudes and decision-making in legal cases.

Anna Mance, Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School with particular experience in climate litigation.

Amir Sokolowski, Independent legal and policy consultant, experienced in environmental and human rights law.

Sakshi Aravind, PhD Candidate in Land Economy at the University of Cambridge, focused on indigenous communities and environmental litigation.

Susan Cheyne, Director, Borneo Nature Foundation & Vice-Chair of the IUCN Primate Specialist Group Section on Small Apes.

Alexander Lees, Senior Lecturer Manchester Metropolitan University with a focus on ornithology and forest ecology.

Stuart Sharp, Lecturer at Lancaster University with a focus on animal ecology and ornithology.

Colin Sytsma, Documentary filmmaker at Wood Grain Media, with a particular passion for great ape conservation.

Edward L. Webb, Associate Prof. in Applied Plant Ecology at the National University of Singapore.