Nearly a third of the world doesn’t have enough food. Hunger is rising in every country, from the US to Uganda. Yet despite this demand, there is an imbalance in supply: small farms are mostly toiling in poverty while global agribusinesses enjoy historic profits.
This is the state of an international food crisis, according to Michael Fakhri, a professor in the University of Oregon School of Law. Fortunately, he’s perfectly positioned to do something about it.
Oregon Law Professor Mary Wood, who serves as Faculty Director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center, is mentioned in Mother Jones article.
Oregon Law Professor Michael Fakhri, who serves as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, delivered the 8th Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture with his talk, "The right to food, violence, and food systems," at the Peace Palace in The Hague.
The Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center's Oceans, Coasts, and Watersheds Project is partnering with Student Advocacy and Action for Environmental Justice to present "Fluvial Geomorphology, Environmental Justice, and the Way Forward," a talk by University of Minnesota Ph.D. Candidate Jabari Jones.
Join the University of Oregon's Green Business Initiative Student Association (GBI) for the annual Green Business Symposium, "Key Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act," on April 13, 2023.
Oregon Law Professor Adell Amos, who co-leads the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center's Oceans, Coasts, and Watersheds Project, served as a panelist on "Advancing and Expanding an American 30 by 30" at the 2023 J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium.
Alongside the Environmental Law Institute and Wildlands Network, the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center is a co-sponsor of the 2023 J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium hosted by The George Washington University Law School's Environmental and Energy Law Program in Washington, DC.
Oregon Law Professor Mary Wood, who serves as Faculty Director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center, is guest on World Ocean Observatory podcast series, RESCUE.
The Western Environmental Law Update (WELU) is a student-generated creative zine that is distributed annually during the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference at the University of Oregon. Check out the 2023 WELU, "Reconnecting and Transitioning Together."
