Lorna joined FIELD as an intern in January 2009. This was already Lorna's second internship in London - before this, she had worked for six months for the Royal Botanical Garden in Kew. There, Lorna worked on researching the Convention on Biodiversity and Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Agreements.
Lorna comes from Chile and after having obtained a law degree at the Catholic University of Valparaiso, she came to London and graduated from the University College of London, receiving an LLM in Environmental Law.
‘My interest to work with FIELD is based on the desire to gain experience before pursuing a career as an environmental lawyer back in Chile'
Lorna is particularly interested in biodiversity issues, such as benefit-sharing. ‘Chile is one of the few countries that have not implemented the Convention on Biodiversity through national legislation.‘
While with FIELD, Lorna worked on several issues, including research on the use of economic instruments in multilateral environmental agreements; background research on Bolivian legislation on indigenous peoples in relation to potential lithium mining activities; social safeguards for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD); background research on ABS and REDD negotiations with the aim to develop a paper on parallels and lessons to be learned; background research on the Commonwealth's legal framework with the aim to influence policy against IUU fishing.
"Working with FIELD has definitely been an enriching experience. I have not only gained knowledge in international environmental law, but I have also had the chance to directly experience the practical side of how a non-governmental organisation works. "
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