Andrew Lawson

Andrew Lawson is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law, University of New England, and Deputy Director of the Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law (AgLaw). His research examines legal and governance dimensions of rural environmental issues.

Research focuses on sustainable agriculture governance frameworks, farmland stewardship programs, soil conservation policy, rural community resilience, and gender dimensions of farm succession planning. Work emphasizes institutional arrangements for environmental protection.

Publications analyze voluntary stewardship mechanisms, collaborative governance models, and policy reforms for rural sustainability. Recent work investigates gender dynamics in farm succession and funding mechanisms for rural conservation.

Scientific awards not specified in available information.

Supervises doctoral candidates researching environmental governance, natural resource policy, and rural legal issues. Secured research funding from agricultural organizations and government agencies.

Co-directs the Agriculture & Law Research Hub facilitating interdisciplinary research on rural policy challenges.