Ms. Lydia Young is a Biodiversity Law and Governance Initiative Coordinator and Associate Fellow with the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law. Lydia received her JD from the University of Victoria in 2023 with a concentration in environmental law and sustainability. Lydia is currently articling at Tollefson Law Corporation, which is a boutique law firm based in Victoria, British Columbia that specializes in public interest environmental law, complex litigation, policy reform and governance negotiations.