Dr Andrew Lawson is joined by his colleague Adjunct Associate Professor Ian Hannam to chat about his incredible personal background and his research in environmental law, particularly soil health and governance. 

Ian is the Adjunct Associate Professor at the AgLaw Centre, here at the UNE School of Law. He is the Chair Emeritus of the Specialist Group for Soil, Diversification and Sustainable Agriculture of the ICUN World Commission on Environmental Law.  

In episode part one, Ian talks about the meaning of soil governance and why it is essential, especially now. Moreover, Ian speaks about his travels around the world while working in international governance roles. Ian has visited over 40 countries seeing soils around the world throughout his impressive career. Ian mentions some highlights from his global travels, including his trip to Iceland, North-Western China (also known as the dry land Region of China), and Central Asia.  

Ian has helped improve the Icelandic Government’s environmental legislation and policies. He was also involved in a project set up by the Global Environment Facility and the Asian Development to look at integrated ecosystem management in improving how land use was carried out in the dry land Region of China. These are just a few of the fascinating things that Ian has done throughout his career.  

One of the reasons Ian became associated with UNE was after meeting Professor Paul Martin after completing his PhD in International Environmental Law at Macquarie University Law School.  

Tune into this week’s Law in the Bush episode to learn more about Adjunct Associate Professor Ian Hannam’s background in Agriculture and Law.  

Lisa Ward Lecturer UNE Law School