Contributors

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Cristy Clark

Associate Professor Cristy Clark is an associate professor and writer with deep expertise in environmental justice, legal geography, human rights, and the commons. With over two decades of experience across law, development, activism, and academia, Cristy’s work examines the legal geographies of protest, water, and place. She brings a grounded, justice-focused lens to each conversation - challenging legal boundaries and opening space for collective, transformative futures.


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Legal Geographies of Water (Routledge, June 2025)

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Elizabeth Macpherson

Professor of Law and Rutherford Discovery Fellow, Elizabeth brings over 20 years of experience in environmental and natural resources law. Her work focuses on the legal frameworks shaping freshwater, marine, and blue carbon futures, and how they intersect with Indigenous rights and authority. With a passion for justice, care, and collaboration. Elizabeth brings legal insight and a relational approach to every conversation, sparking vital dialogue on the laws shaping our climate and our shared futures. 


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