Malaika Moiz is a first-generation lawyer from Pakistan having practice/experience in environmental policy-making, Alternative Dispute Resolution and corporate legal practices. She is currently pursuing her LLM in Environmental Law from George Washington University Law School as the inaugural LLM Scholar for the “Ocean Equity Grant” supported by the Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus.

Being passionate about inclusive dispute resolution mechanisms, her research focuses on ocean equity and governance in Pakistan, with particular attention to the impacts on indigenous communities. Driven by a deep belief in environmental justice and human rights, she focuses on academic, professional and legal efforts on protecting small-scale and indigenous fishing communities, particularly those in Sindh and Baluchistan, where they face systemic risks from industrial overfishing, coastal pollution and climate change. She seeks to examine these issues through the lens of alternative dispute resolution, especially mediation, as a tool for resolving conflicts and ensuring inclusivity of the indigenous communities. Her work is both an academic mission and a personal commitment to fair, inclusive and equitable marine governance.

Beyond her work as a researcher and advocate for inclusivity and fairness, she finds joy in reading, exploring architecture, visiting historical places and discovering new intercultural dimensions.