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Professor Erica Lyman serves as Professor of Law and Director of the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment at Lewis & Clark Law School, where she leads a collaborative initiative between the Center for Animal Law Studies and Environmental Law Program. Launched in 2020, the Alliance advances legal protections for wildlife and ecosystems through international law development, implementation, and enforcement, with JD and LLM students actively participating in clinical work.
Her academic foundation includes a BA from Davidson College (Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society) and a JD cum laude from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College (December 2005). These credentials underpin her fifteen-year career in international environmental law practice and education.
Professor Lyman's research centers on international wildlife law frameworks including CITES, the Convention on Migratory Species, and the International Whaling Convention, with expanding focus on national legislation implementation and wildlife trafficking enforcement. Her work spans habitat conservation, climate change impacts on biodiversity, human rights intersections, and trade-environment linkages, demonstrated through legal support for Alliance of Small Island States during Paris Agreement negotiations and fieldwork across fifteen African nations.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent emphasis on operationalizing international environmental commitments through national frameworks, with recurring themes in wildlife crime enforcement, CITES accountability mechanisms, and climate-biodiversity interlinkages. Her scholarly output demonstrates strategic attention to enforcement gaps in wildlife trafficking and innovative approaches to treaty implementation.
Through the International Animal and Environmental Law Clinic and International Wildlife Law Clinic, Professor Lyman mentors JD and LLM students in practical wildlife conservation advocacy. Her signature international wildlife law course employs immersive simulations on trophy hunting, Japanese whaling, and climate-threatened species to develop critical analysis of international environmental governance structures.
The Global Law Alliance functions as her primary operational hub, integrating student clinicians, faculty expertise, and governmental partnerships to advance wildlife protection through evidence-based legal strategies and capacity building with enforcement agencies across Africa.
