Victoria Jamali, in Persian: ویکتوریا جمالی, is an environmental rights activist and expert in environment law from Iran. She was a founding member of the Women’s Society Against Environmental Pollution and founded the Iranian Society of Environmental Law.
Victoria Jamali | |
|---|---|
ویکتوریا جمالی | |
| Citizenship | Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Academic; Environmentalist |
| Known for | Women’s Society Against Environmental Pollution; Iranian Environmental Law Society |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Environmental Law |
| Institutions | University of Tehran |
Biography
editJamali graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 1974, with an Masters qualification in rural and regional resource planning.[1] After graduation she returned to Iran and began work at the Institute of Environmental Studies at the University of Tehran.[1] The Institute continued despite changes wrought by the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War, by 1997 it was able to flourish.[1] Earlier in the 1990s, Jamali was approached by her colleague at the University of Tehran, Mahlagha Mallah, to establish an organisation dedicated women and the environment in Iran.[2] In 1993 they founded the Women’s Society Against Environmental Pollution (WSAEP).[3] In 1999 and 2001 she took part in two research visits to the USA sponsored by Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide.[4]
By 2001 Jamali was Assistant Professor in the Graduate Faculty of Environment at the University of Tehran and was leading research in environmental law in Iran.[4] She founded Iran's first society for environmental law - the Iranian Society of Environmental Law.[4] In 2002 she founded Iran's first environmental law programme, which drew comparisons between her and the American environmentalist John Muir.[5] In order for the programme to be passed she had to convince senior male colleague at Tehran University of its legitimacy.[1] This Environmental Programme, begun by Jamali, had support from the Iranian Vice-President Masoomeh Ebtekar in 2003.[6]
She has been prominent in campaigns including those advocating for reductions in air pollution, protection of the Persian cheetah and vocal about a lack of environmental protection in general in Iran.[5]
As part of her work with WSAEP, Jamali edits the journal فرياد زمين (Faryad-e-Zamin - Cry of the Earth).[7] Jamali has published on environmental law as part of her research; she has also translated academic articles to Persian from English.[8]
Selected publications
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Strength Behind the Veil". www.sfcg.org. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ Tavaana (2015-02-23). "Mahlagha Mallah: Mother of Iran's Environment". Tavaana. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ "Iran: Growing NGO Community Offers Political Activism Where Government Does Not". www.parstimes.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ a b c "Travel Notes: Working Exchange Fellows | ELAW". www.elaw.org. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ a b "Victor Jamali". Grist. 2002-01-04. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ Afrasiabi, Kaveh L. (2003). "The Environmental Movement in Iran: Perspectives from below and Above". Middle East Journal. 57 (3): 432–448. ISSN 0026-3141. JSTOR 4329913.
- ^ Doherty, Brian; Doyle, Timothy (2013-10-18). Beyond Borders: Environmental Movements and Transnational Politics. Routledge. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-317-96860-3.
- ^ "ویکتوریا جمالی-نورمگز". www.noormags.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ جمالی, ویکتوریا (1990-02-20). "پژوهشهای زیست محیطی در دست انجام دانشگاه تهران در مورد شهر تهران". محیط شناسی. 15 (15). ISSN 1025-8620.
- ^ جمالی, ویکتوریا (1976-02-20). "آبیاری سنتی درایران قنات". محیط شناسی. 5 (5). ISSN 1025-8620.