Pooja Sharma

Pooja is a Rights of Nature advocate based in Los Angeles, with a background in civil rights litigation and corporate law for nonprofits and social enterprises. Her journey into Earth advocacy began when she realized that our planet—our Home—needed more voices to protect and restore it to its natural state. She believes in the transformative power of shifting toward an ecocentric worldview to build a regenerative and inclusive world for all.

Driven by tenacity and creativity, Pooja brings expertise in ecocentric governance, legal consulting, strategic planning, and partnership development. Her work aspires to embed Nature’s Rights and regenerative design into organizations and communities, enabling systemic change that aligns with the needs of the Earth and future generations.

Currently, she co-leads strategy, operations, and planning for ecocentric governance initiatives that place Nature at the forefront of organizations and businesses. This includes co-developing inclusive legal tools such as relational contracts, creating harmonious organizational practices, overseeing the Dandelion Fellowship Program, facilitating collaborative partnerships, and helping shape the vision for the Fire affinity within Nature-inclusive governance and integrated system design at Earth Law Center’s Nature Governance Agency.

She is also supporting the just transition of Lough Neagh’s ownership from its current private holder to the hands of community stakeholders, in collaboration with Earth Law Center. In addition, she is contributing to the protection of Caribou populations in Ontario through creative Rights of Nature initiative design, and developing legal advocacy strategies for keystone species in both Mesoamerica and North America through her work with the Keystone Species Alliance.

Pooja’s dedication reflects a deep commitment to advancing legal and systemic frameworks that honor the intrinsic rights of Nature, while fostering equity, community empowerment, and planetary regeneration.