Linda Sulistiawati is a Senior Research Fellow at the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL) and also an Associate Professor of Law in Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. She received her doctorate in 2013 (honorary mentioned) from University of Washington School of Law, supported by the Fulbright PhD Presidential Program.  She focuses on international environmental law issues, such as climate change, REDD+, marine plastic pollution, land issues and customary (adat) issues. Linda was a member of the delegation leading Indonesia’s negotiations of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. From 2018 to 2023, Linda was a lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report. In 2024-2027, she is serving as IPCC’s lead author for the IPCC Special Report on Cities and Climate Change.