School of Law, Gender and Media & Law, Environment and Development Centre

Food security and the governance of local knowledge in India and Indonesia (2018–2023)

Overview

Law, Environment and Development Centre researchers contribute to the Australian Research Council project seeking to:

Examine the ways small farmers identify, conserve and exchange useful plant material and incorporate it into cultivated crops through plant selection and breeding under conditions of climate change.
Identify the ways regulatory structures in India and Indonesia help or hinder this process.
Identify opportunities for the application of such local knowledge and its regulatory framework in Australia.

Key SOAS researchers

Professor of International and Environmental Law

Professor Philippe Cullet

Law and policy concerning the environment and natural resources (in particular water, sanitation, biodiversity, climate crisis); rights of nature; social rights; sustainable development; international law; international inequality; India

In this section

School of Law, Gender and Media

The School of Law is dedicated to the legal systems and challenges of the developing world, with complementary strengths in human rights, international law and institutions, environmental law, and international trade and commerce.

Law, Environment and Development Centre

The Law, Environment and Development Centre at SOAS University of London.

SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art

Object-based study of the arts of Asia, run in association with the British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum. Available in-person and online.