IUCN COMMISSION GROUP

IUCN WCEL Soil and Sustainable Agriculture Law Specialist Group

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Overview and description

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The IUCN WCEL Soil and Sustainable Agriculture Law Specialist Group focuses expertise around the world on the development of legal guidelines and explanatory material with special attention to the ...

The IUCN WCEL Soil and Sustainable Agriculture Law Specialist Group focuses expertise around the world on the development of legal guidelines and explanatory material with special attention to the ecological function of soil, the prevention of desertification, and the role of sustainable agriculture systems for the conservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of human life.

Group leadership

Dr Irene HEUSER

Chair
Dr. Irene Lucia Heuser Since July 2018 Dr. Heuser is Chair of the Specialist Group on “Soil and Sustainable Agriculture Law“ of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law. Dr…

Dr. Irene Lucia Heuser Since July 2018 Dr. Heuser is Chair of the Specialist Group on “Soil and Sustainable Agriculture Law“ of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law. Dr. Irene Heuser is active in the field of environmental policy and law since more than 30 years. She received a “summa cum laude” in Law for her PhD thesis on European Soil Protection Law in 2005 from the University of Trier, Germany (with a scholarship of the German Research Council). Irene currently lives near Berlin and works as Head of the Unit “EU Policy, EU Law, Development Policy” as well as Deputy Head of the International Department of the Ministry for Europe in Potsdam. She previously worked as Head of the Minister’s Office or Senior Legal Officer in the State Chancellery of Brandenburg, the Ministry of Environment and the Directorate-General Environment of the European Commission. She has written several articles on soil protection, agriculture and sustainability law and is co-editor of the International Yearbook on Soil Law and Policy (IYSLP). She spoke at major conferences around the world on topics related to soil protection and environmental law (FAO, UNCCD, Global Soil Week etc.). She speaks English, French and German.

Ms Elizabeth DOOLEY

Deputy Chair

At a glance

Official name:
IUCN WCEL Soil and Sustainable Agriculture Law Specialist Group