Prof. Dr. Jonathan Verschuuren is a professor of International and European Environmental Law at Tilburg University and a Marie Sklodowska Curie fellow at the University of Sydney, and he has an extraordinary professorship at North West University, South Africa. His research mainly focuses on various legal aspects of climate change, including coastal adaptation and climate smart agriculture, as well as on important foundations of environmental law, such as the role of principles and human rights. Verschuuren wrote more than 300 publications in the field of environmental law, including several books, many articles in outstanding refereed journals throughout the world. Some of his recent publications include: • Research Handbook on Climate Change Adaptation Law (Edward Elgar Publ. 2013) • ‘Hydraulic fracturing and environmental concerns: The role of local government’ Journal of Environmental Law (2015) • ‘The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Agriculture and Food Security’ European Journal of Risk Regulation (2016) • ‘Towards a Regulatory Design for Reducing Emissions from Agriculture: Lessons from Australia’s Carbon Farming Initiative’ Climate Law (2017) • ‘Does Environmental Law Encourage or Obstruct Eco-Innovations? Evidence from Case-Studies in the Netherlands’ European Energy and Environmental Law Review (2017)