Erika Techera

Professor Erika Techera

Erika graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a Bachelors degree in law with honours. She also has a Masters degree in Environmental Law and a Master of Laws in International Environmental Law. Her PhD thesis explored the role of customary law in community-based marine management in the South Pacific. Erika was admitted in 1994 and prior to joining academia she practised as a Barrister in Sydney for over seven years. Subsequently, she was Director of the Centre for International & Environmental Law at Macquarie University, Sydney and Co-Director of the Centre for Climate Futures. She joined the University of Western Australia in 2012.

Erika is a member of the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law and World Commission on Protected Areas. She has worked on inter-disciplinary and legal projects with a number of bodies including UNEP, UNESCO, IUCN and WWF.

Key Research

Erika researches in the area of international and comparative environmental law. Her particular research interests include marine environmental governance (international and regional marine environmental law; and the conservation and management of migratory marine species including sharks); cultural heritage law (international issues, the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage and the protection of sacred sites); and environmental management in small island states (community-based conservation, customary law and indigenous peoples).

Erika’s current research explores the international governance arrangements for sharks, Indigenous customary marine management; and marine environmental governance around the Indian Ocean rim. In addition, Erika is exploring legal frameworks to support marine protected areas and marine spatial planning.

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