An environmental law professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law has been elected to the board of directors of a national conservation organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of imperiled species and their habitats in North America.
Rob Fischman, the George P. Smith, II Distinguished Professor of Law and an adjunct professor at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, was elected to the Defenders of Wildlife board on Tuesday, May 21.
His teaching, research and service align closely with the organization’s conservation vision of a future where diverse wildlife populations in North America are secure and thriving, sustained by a network of healthy lands and waters.
“Prof. Fischman has been a fierce advocate on behalf of the environment and our natural wildlife throughout his entire career,” said Indiana Law Dean Christiana Ochoa. “His election to the board of Defenders of Wildlife is an outstanding recognition of all that Rob does to help make our world a cleaner and safer place.”
Defenders of Wildlife was founded in 1947. The organization is dedicated to the protection of all native animals and plants in their natural communities by transforming policies and institutions and by promoting innovative solutions. Its Board of Directors is comprised of professionals from all walks of life—academic, scientific, legal, financial and business—who share a common love for our nation’s wildlife and natural heritage. Their combined experience and dedication play an extremely important role in charting the future of Defenders and the wildlife conservation movement.
Fischman, one of the country’s leading environmental law scholars, joins more than a dozen other board members who help advance the organization’s mission.
Fischman’s research explores the relationship between law and conservation implementation. He is one of very few professors to publish in high-impact, peer-reviewed scientific journals as well as law reviews. He is a co-author of the leading casebook on public land and resources law and his book on management of the National Wildlife Refuge System has become the standard reference in the field. He writes about public land management, endangered species recovery, federalism, adaptive conservation, climate change, and environmental impact analysis.