Legal and interdisciplinary research on:

• Biodiversity/Agro-biodiversity legal issues 
  • Forest protection,
  • Landscape protection 
  • Genetic resources
  • Plant genetic resources/forest genetic resources
  • In situ conservation/Protected Areas
  • Ex situ conservation
  • Gene Banks & Seed Banks
  • Botanical Gardens
  • Urban Gardens, Historical Gardens
• Forest policy and climate change legal issues
• Environmental and landscape governance
• Energy Law legal issues
  • Renewable Energy Sources
  • Energy saving in buildings
  • Smart metering
• Monitoring and observation Earth technologies and environmental compliance legal issues

The lab offers three undergraduate courses

• Environmental and Technical Legislation (SSCI 304, Required, School of Environmental Engineering-also taught to School of Architecture)
• Introduction to the legal system and to the technical legislation (SSCI 204, School of Architecture, School of Production Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Mineral Resources Engineering
• Planning and Urban Law (School of Architecture)

and two postgraduate courses

• Environmental Law and Sustainable Development (AB 305, Elective Course, School of Environmental Engineering)
• Special issues of Environmental Law, Environmental Policy & Environmental Governance (Elective Course, School of Environmental Engineering, for PhD students)