Environmental Law
Richa Tyagi | Senior Program Officer | WWF, IndiaWhat is Environmental Law?
A Career in Environmental Law is very interesting. Understanding Why one wants to choose a Career in Environmental Law is phenomenally more important than figuring out How to get into Environmental Law. It is best to learn about Environmental Law from a real professional, this is akin to getting it from the horse's mouth.
Senior Program Officer Richa Tyagi has worked in Environmental Law for 3 years & 11 months. Senior Program Officer Richa Tyagi describes Environmental Law as:
Environmental law, also known as environmental and natural resources law, is a collective term describing the network of treaties, statutes, regulations, common and customary laws addressing the effects of human activity on the natural environment. The core environmental law regimes address environmental pollution. A related but distinct set of regulatory regimes, now strongly influenced by environmental legal principles, focus on the management of specific natural resources, such as forests, minerals, or fisheries.
How Senior Program Officer Richa Tyagi got into Environmental Law?
After completing a degree in Law, I interned with WWF India for two months. While working with them, I realised this was a field where I wanted to work for the rest of my life. Even since I have been working with WWF India as an Environmental Lawyer.
Senior Program Officer Richa Tyagi's Talk on Environmental Law |
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Starts with what is: | |
1) | Environmental Law |
Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Environmental Law and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Environmental Law. It defines Education in terms of following items for Environmental Law: | |
2) | Law |
3) | Conservation Science |
4) | Environmental Science |
5) | General Knowledge |
Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Skills are the most important factor determining success in a Environmental Law. Here is a list of Skills required for Environmental Law: | |
6) | Communication |
7) | Writing |
8) | Advocacy |
9) | Interpersonal |
10) | Patience |
Positives of Environmental Law are quite interesting. This Talk explains these Positives of Environmental Law: | |
11) | Protecting the World |
12) | Networking |
13) | Travelling |
14) | Exposure |
There are a few Challenges in Environmental Law which one needs to be cognizant of: | |
15) | Less Money |
16) | Little Recognition |
17) | Challenging Lifestyle |
18) | Risky Profession |
19) | Slow Progress |
In the final section of the Talk, Richa Tyagi talks about How a day goes in a Career in: | |
20) | Environmental Law |
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How to get into
Environmental Law?
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Links for this Talk
LifePage Career Talk on Environmental Law

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/environmental-law

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20180319-0002

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoYWsr2yCQk
(Environmental Law, Richa Tyagi, WWF India, Senior Program Officer, Conservation, Environmental Science, Environment, Wildlife Safety, Law, Changemaker)