Prof Arie Trouwborst

Arie Trouwborst is an associate professor of environmental law at Tilburg Law School in the Netherlands, and an extraordinary associate professor at North-West University in South Africa. His main research interest is in understanding and improving the contribution of (international and European) law to the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of biodiversity. Trouwborst received an LLM (2001) and PhD (2006) from Utrecht University. He authored various books and numerous journal articles on a range of legal instruments, countries, species and topics. He frequently conducts advisory work for international entities, national governments, and NGOs. Trouwborst is also a member of the IUCN SSC Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe and the Cat Specialist Group.