Lai-Lynn Angelica B. Barcenas

"I want to assist developing countries in coping with the new trends of globalisation and threats to the environment."

Lai-Lynn Barcenas is a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) degree program of The Fletcher School at Tufts University in the United States and hopes to develop a career in international sustainable development law.

"My summer at FIELD complemented my studies at Fletcher, where I am focusing on the relationship between international trade and investment law and the goals of sustainable development. I'm particularly interested in how reconciling these sometimes conflicting fields can facilitate the development of countries like the Philippines."

While interning at FIELD, Lai-Lynn worked on a strategic paper on climate change for indigenous peoples, international remedies for pollution within India, the relationship of climate change and human rights obligations for the UNCHR, and conducted preliminary research on issues on access and benefit sharing.

"Working on these projects at FIELD provided me with valuable insight on the current issues in climate change, biodiversity, and other related environmental issues. In the future, I hope to assist developing countries understand the challenges that the new trends in environmental change and globalisation pose, and how they can best maximise its potential and avoid its pitfalls."

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