Jiliang Chen Australian Marine Sciences Association 2026 Conference

Jiliang Chen

Jiliang Chen is a lecturer of Antarctic law and governance at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He also currently serves as a senior advisor to Greenovation Hub, a Beijing-based environmental think tank. His research interest is the governance of the global commons, with a focus on conserving marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, including the Antarctic Ocean. Besides his recently completed PhD in environmental policy at Macquarie University, he holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental science and a master’s in environmental management. Before his academic career, he worked on international environmental policies for the Heinrich Böll Foundation (China Desk) and the Institute for Environment and Development. Since 2007, as a civil society representative, he has regularly participated in international environmental negotiations, including the UN climate negotiations, Antarctic Treaty-related meetings, and the UN negotiations on the BBNJ Agreement. In the last decade, his work has focused on consensus-building within international institutions on conservation policies, such as marine protected areas in the ABNJ