Rebecca Kramer

Rebecca Kramer, American, joined FIELD as an intern in January 2009. With a background in Marine Biology and Law, Rebecca had been working in environmental matters for many years, especially within the marine and wildlife area.

When Rebecca moved to London last year, she wished to build on her previous experience and get involved in a similar area of work. ‘My passion is to promote and develop policies and practices enabling nations, industries, companies and organisations to integrate sustainable practices and strategies delivering both commercial and environmental benefits; to promote and advocate environmental protection and enhancement through implementation of policies addressing sustainable industry practices and impacts of climate change. I feel that the FIELD internship Programme will provide me with an opportunity to participate in shaping these processes.‘

At FIELD, Rebecca was involved in various research projects. These included research on the Port State Agreement to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; research and analysis of the binding effects and negative impacts of language of the treaty on non-parties to the treaty or third party states; freedom of information in Africa - key aspects and principles, and status of the laws in five target African countries - Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, and Tanzania.

Having completed the internship in London, Rebecca is returning back to the United States where she will continue her career in environmental research and law in Washington DC.