Dr. Eliza Northrop

Biography

Eliza Northrop specializes in international environmental law and serves as the Director of the UNSW Centre for Sustainable Development Reform. She previously worked for the World Resources Institute (WRI) in the United Kingdom, where she played a leading role in establishing the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, which includes 18 current serving heads of state and government. Eliza led global policy governance work for WRI's Global Ocean Program, addressing issues such as ocean climate, sustainable tourism, governance of the high seas, ocean-based carbon dioxide removal, and plastic pollution, while also focusing on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Additionally, she has extensive experience with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), where she built global research coalitions and contributed to the design and implementation of the Paris Agreement. Her work includes providing national policy development and capacity building across Africa and the Pacific. She has worked with state governments in Australia and has expertise in native title and indigenous land management within the environmental law sphere. Eliza is also involved in various global initiatives including the World Ocean Assessment and serves as an advisor for the Legal Response Initiative.

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