Founder and Director
Dr Michelle Maloney is an Earth lawyer and advocate for ecocentric and nature based governance. She is recognised internationally and in Australia for her work advocating for Earth centred law and governance, including Earth laws and Rights of Nature. Michelle is Co-Founder and Director of the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA), and Co-Founder and Director of Future Dreaming, an Indigenous led organisation that works to share Indigenous ecological and governance knowledge with non-Indigenous people and organisations in Australia. She is the Director of Ecocentrix Training and Advisory, which offers unique training and personal development opportunities for individuals and organisations.
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science and History) and Laws (Honours) from the Australian National University and a PhD in Law from Griffith University. Michelle’s PhD analysed how regulation can be used to reduce unsustainable consumption. Her other affiliations can be seen on this webpage, including: Adjunct Senior Fellow, Law Futures Centre, Griffith University; Steering Group Member for the Earth Trusteeship Initiative, Advisory Council Member for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), and Co-Founder and Director of the New Economy Network Australia (NENA).
