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November, 2019

New Environmental Law Fellow Joins The Vance Center

Nathalya Desterro has joined the Environment Program as environmental law fellow, becoming the Brazilian-qualified lawyer on the Vance Center staff. Read More

November, 2019

Vance Center Advises UN Expert in Global Environmental Study

The Vance Center has advised United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment David Boyd, as he prepares to deliver a report soon to the UN Human Rights Council. Read More

July, 2019

Vance Center Helps Set Benchmark for Education on the Rights of Nature

The Vance Center is advising International Rivers in its advocacy and education on the rights of nature with clients in Latin America and around the world. The Environment Program has researched,... Read More

June, 2019

Vance Center Joins Power Africa to Host its Private Sector Partners

Power Africa and the Vance Center convened a roundtable for Power Africa’s New York-based private sector partners to discuss the legal environment for the energy sector in Africa with the Power... Read More

June, 2019

Vance Center Contributes to Chilean Supreme Court’s Landmark Environmental Ruling

The Chilean Supreme Court handed down a historic ruling in an appeal brought by the residents of the towns of Quintero and Puchancaví, where pollution caused the hospitalization of over 1,300 p... Read More

May, 2019

Vance Center Environment Program Helps Protect Rivers in India

The Environment Program assisted International Rivers in its efforts to preserve free flowing rivers in Sikkim, a state in northeast India. Read More