Tamar Law

I am a trained human geographer and PhD candidate in the Department of Global Development at Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. My research focuses on the politics of environmental repair, with particular attention to nature-based climate solutions.

My dissertation research broadly examines mangrove restoration in Indonesia. I am interested in the political ecology of climate change, critical agrarian studies, and development studies.

Before coming to Cornell, I received an MPhil in Nature, Society and Environmental Governance from the University of Oxford, and graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University's College Scholar Program.

I am the recipient of the 2022 Ronny Adhikarya Niche Award (RANA) Prize for research addressing the climate justice dimensions of climate mitigation, as well as the Atkinson Sustainability Research Award for Climate Risk.

My dissertation research has been supported by the Fulbright Program, the 2024 Evelyn L. Pruitt Dissertation National Research Fellowship (Society for Women Geographers), a Cornell University SAGE Fellowship, as well as the Einaudi Dissertation Development Program.