In his capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Professor Michael Fakhri recently released a mandate calling on the Governing Body of the International Treat on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture to address potential threats to farmers' rights to save, exchange, and sell their farm-saved seeds.
Clayton R. Hess Professor of Law Adell Amos presented "Protecting Conservation Values in Water Law—How Citizens Can Engage with State and Federal Water Law" at a recent Webinar on Western Water hosted by the Sierra Club.
In his final appearance before the United Nations General Assembly in his capacity as the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Professor Michael Fakhri emphasized what he characterized as the failure of the United Nations to adequately address famine and genocide in Gaza.
Professor Michael Fakhri, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, is among several UN experts calling for "binding accountability for agribusiness" to safeguard human rights and global food security.
Dr. Alaí Reyes-Santos, a Professor of Practice at Oregon Law, was appointed by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek to serve on the Oregon Environmental Restoration Council, where Senior Fellow Charles F. "Chuck" Sams III and alumna Cheyenne Holliday, CRES '20, have held leadership roles since May 2025.
The Capital Press quoted Associate Professor Greg Dotson in a recent article, "Oregon Urged to Cut Emissions Despite Federal Climate Hostility." Professor Dotson, an expert on environmental and energy policy, said, "For continued progress growing the clean energy sector, for addressing climate change, it is going to rely on state leadership and the private sector."
Amy Bowers Cordalis—a mother, fisherwoman, attorney, and member and former General Counsel of the Yurok Nation—presented the 19th Annual Rennard Strickland Lecture. A recording of her talk, "The Water Remembers...And So Does the Law," is now available.
Associate Professor Greg Dotson was invited this fall to present before the Oregon House Interim Committee on Climate, Energy, and Environment. His presentation focused on "Impacts of Recent Federal Actions on Energy- and Environment-Related Agency Operations and Renewable Energy in Oregon."
2017 graduate Elizabeth "Libby" Pettit was recognized with Oregon Law's Outstanding Recent Alumni Award at the 2025 Oregon Law Alumni Weekend. During law school, Pettit, who now works with the Environmental Protection Agency, focused her studies on environmental and natural resources law and served as an ENR Fellow.
On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, world renowned climate leader and Tribal advocate Amy Bowers Cordalis (Yurok) will deliver the 19th Annual Rennard Strickland Lecture at the University of Oregon School of Law. Attend in person in Room 110 of the law school or join remotely via Zoom Webinar.
