The Governing Board consists of ten persons from the Academy's member institutions elected at the Academy's Annual Collegium by representatives of the member institutions. Click on each member's name below for a biographical note.
The Chair of IUCN's Commission on Environmental Law and the head of IUCN's Environmental Law Program are also members of the Governing Board, to ensure close continuing cooperation with IUCN in the implementation of the Academy's research recommendations.
Members of the Governing Board
 | Post-Doctoral Researcher Tiina Paloniitty (Chair) University of Helsinki, Finland Region: Western Europe This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Professor Stellina Jolly South Asian University, India Region: South and West Asia Region This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| open seat Region: South-East Asia |
 | Amanda Kennedy Queensland University of Technology, Australia Region: Oceania This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
 | Professor Gustavo Alanís-Ortega Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, Mexico Region: Meso-America This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
 | Professor Tseming Yang Santa Clara University, USA Region: North America This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
 | Professor Robert Kibugi University of Nairobi, Faculty of Law, Kenya Region: Africa This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| open seat Region: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| Fernando Reverendo Vidal Akaoui Universidade Santa Cecília, Brazil Region: South America This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
 | Professor CAO Mingde China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) Vice President, China Association of Environmental Resources Law Research Region: North Asia This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
 | Professor Christina Voigt University of Oslo, Norway Chair, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
 | Dr. Alejandro Iza Head, IUCN Environmental Law Programme Director, IUCN Environmental Law Centre, Germany alejandroomar.iza@iucn.org |