Lorenzo Cotula

Land and natural resource governance; economic law, particularly international investment law; human rights; “responsible investment”, particularly in agriculture and the extractive industries; rural producers and agricultural value chains; law and political economy in natural resource investments; legal and socio-legal research methods; legal empowerment approaches; citizen participation in law reform. Extensive country experience in Africa and Asia.

Research consultant to the Legal Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO); collaboration with two Italian NGOs.

Education
Postgraduate certificate in Sustainable Business, University of Cambridge; PhD in Law, University of Edinburgh; MSc in Development Studies (Distinction), London School of Economics; Degree in Law (cum laude), University "La Sapienza" of Rome.