In her inaugural lecture, Prof Morgera will reflect on under-utilised opportunities under international biodiversity law and human rights to contribute to equity and sustainability from local to international levels.

The lecture will build upon the findings of the BENELEX project (2013-2018), which clarified the relevance of fair and equitable benefit-sharing for local communities’ rights to natural resources, everyone’s human right to science, the human rights of children, and ocean governance.

The lecture will draw practical insights from ongoing UN negotiations and SCELG consultancies with UN partners; local communities’ initiatives in Argentina, Greece, South Africa, Namibia and Malaysia; and Scotland’s Human Rights Leadership initiative.

Prof Morgera will explain how multi-level legal research on benefit-sharing has contributed to the development of the “One Ocean Hub”, a new 5-year programme aimed at transforming the global response to cumulative threats to the ocean through interdisciplinary research collaborations across the UK, Africa, the South Pacific and the Caribbean.

This event is part of the SCELG Festival of Environmental Law and Governance. To see other events in the Festival please visit the SCELG Festival webpage or contact scelg@strath.ac.uk for more information.