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Tiina Paloniitty is Associate Professor of Environmental and Sustainability Law at the Faculty of Law (Vaasa unit), University of Helsinki. Dr. Paloniitty has a passion for the intersection of science and law, specifically in regards to aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity. Dr. Paloniitty is a member of Journal of Environmental Law's Editorial Board and a member of the Finnish Nature Panel. For 2023–25, Dr. Paloniitty was the Chair of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law.

Dr. Paloniitty has experience from various interdisciplinary research proejcts, most recently from the Bio-CCU (2023–24) and Circular Economy of Waters in Industrial Processes (2021–23) projects.

Dr. Paloniitty has published with leading international journals and anthologies, often exploring novel themes or methods. Of books, she is proud of the anthology EU Environmental Principles and Scientific Uncertainty Before National Courts: the Case of the Habitats Directive and monograph Law, Ecology and the Management of Complex Systems: The Case of Water Governance (Routledge 2023). 

Dr. Paloniitty teaches national environmental law at Faculty of Law's Vaasa unit, sustainability law at both Helsinki and Vaasa units, and leads sustainability law research seminar together with Assistant Professor Cambou. One of Dr. Paloniitty's doctoral researchers has completed the program and two have public examination dates set.