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Academia

Prof. Victor M. Tafur

PACE UNIVERSITY, ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW
Director UN Environmental Diplomacy Practicum and Adjunct Professor of Law
78 N. Broadway, Office 217, White Plains, New York 
vtafur@law.pace.edu
www.law.pace.edu

Previously, SCIENCES PO, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes 
Visiting Professor of Environmental Law and International Negotiations
Rennes, France; 

BARD COLLEGE, BARD CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Visiting Professor of Environmental Law
30 Campus Road, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 

SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH NETWORK (SSRN)
http://ssrn.com/
Author # 1435981
http://ssrn.com/author=1435981

Presentations / Presentaciones 

  • The Human Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment, Environmental Policy and Law (EPL) Webinar, Presenter, 20 September 2022 (on the implementation of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 76/300)
  • Consultations Pursuant to UNGA Res 73/333, Friends of Governance for Sustainable Development Workshop, December 2021.
  • Harmony with Nature, Side-event at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France, September 2021.
  • Promover la Armonía con la Naturaleza, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Symposium, Mexico, Julio 2021.
  • Developments on the Convention on Migratory Species-America, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Noviembre 2019.
  • Derechos Humanos, Debida Diligencia y Aspectos Medioambientales, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Defensoría del Pueblo, Bogotá, Colombia, Noviembre 2019.
  • International Environmental Governance, Side-event at the United Nations Environment Assembly, Nairobi, Kenya, March 2019.
  • Sustainable Development Goals and the Agenda 2015-2030:Private Sector Perspectives, Seminar organized by Macias Gomez y Asociados, Bogotá, Colombia, July 2015
  • Investment and Environmental Aspects of the FTA US-Colombia, Colombo American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Colombia), Bogotá, Colombia, October 24, 2012.
  • The Rio+20 Sustainable Development Conference and the Evolution of International Environmental Law, Universidad del Itsmo, Panama City, Panama, March 20, 2012.
  • The United States' Clean Water Act at 40, International conference to celebrate 15 years of the Environmental Law Program, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia, November 17-18, 2011.
  • Water Law, Energy, and Mining Conflicts in South America in the 21st Century: Open Veins or Sustainable Development?, Water Law Through the Lens of Conflict Colloquium, Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law, University of New England School of Law, Australia, January 5-6, 2011. 
  • Linkages Between Bioenergy and Biodiversity: Inclusive Market Development, 8th Annual Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, Ghent, Belgium, September 14-17, 2010.
  • Climate Change Law and Policy in Colombia and Latin America, Colombian Center for Sustainable Development, II International Environmental Law Congress, Bogotá, Colombia, October 1-2, 2009.
  • Biofuels Potential, Challenges and Solutions in Latin America, IUCN’s World Conservation Congress, Barcelona, October 5-14, 2008.
  • Evidentiary Hearings before the New York State Department of Environmental Protection, New York State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, Annual Fall Meeting, New York, September 26 - 28, 2008.
  • Legal Implications of Climate Change: The Future of Renewable Energy in the United States, Pace Law School, 30th Anniversary of the Environmental Law Program, White Plains, New York, October 20, 2007.
  • Revitalization of the Hudson River: PCBS, Power Plants and Watershed Protection, International Forum on the Environment, San Luis, Marahnao, Brazil, 2-5 June 2003.
  • Presentation on Sustainable Energy, Eleventh Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, New York, May 6, 2003.
  • Comparative Colombian and United States Law of Civil Actions for Mass Injury (with M. Stuart Madden & Mary J. Davis), Sixth World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control (World Health Organization), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 15, 2002.

Other Events/ Otros Eventos

  • ICEL Representative to the United Nations Consultations on International Environmental Law & Governance, September 2018-present. 
  • ICEL Representative to the United Nations High Level Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), July 2018-present. 
  • ICEL Representative to the Fourth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), March 2019, and to the Fifth UNEA, February 2021 & 2022. 
  • Adviser, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, United Nations Intergovernmental Consultations and Negotiations on the Outcome Document for the Adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, New York, 2015.
  • Adviser, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Consultations and Negotiations of the United Nations General Assembly Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, New York, 2014.
  • Representative, Pace University Center for Environmental Legal Studies, IUCN’s World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 5-14, 2008.
  • Representative, Pace’s Energy and Climate Center (formerly Pace Energy Project), Global Village Energy Partnership consultations and workshops on rural energy for developing Latin American plans for action, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, July 2003.
  • Adviser, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, participated in the Eleventh Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Segment and Formal Sessions, New York, April/May 2003.
  • Adviser, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Ninth Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Segment and Formal Sessions on energy issues in New York, April-May 2001.