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Adalene Minelli
Senior Fellow
Adalene is a Senior Fellow at the Guarini Center. Her current work and research focuses include local climate resilience, urban wild animals, and international environmental law and policy. In her time at the Guarini Center, Adalene has also worked on and led projects focusing on building decarbonization, local land use, environmental markets, and providing capacity building assistance to the small island developing states in international treaty negotiations.
Prior to joining the Guarini Center, Adalene worked as a consultant to UNEP’s Division of Environmental Law and Conventions, where she led research on the interplay between the various multilateral environmental conventions and the Sustainable Development Goals. She received dual BAs from Stony Brook University, a JD from Cardozo School of Law, and an LLM in Environmental and Energy Law from New York University School of Law.
Publications
Wild Animal Welfare in Local Policies on Land Use and the Built Environment: Highlights
Experts increasingly agree that the health of humans, animals, and the environment are interlinked. As cities consider how to make their infrastructure more resilient and sustainable, policymakers and...
Read MoreWild Animal Welfare in Local Policies on Land Use and the Built Environment
Experts increasingly agree that the health of humans, animals, and the environment are interlinked. As cities consider how to make their infrastructure more resilient and sustainable, policymakers and...
Read MorePublic Comments to OIRA on Proposed Guidance for Assessing Changes in Environmental and Ecosystem Services in Benefit-Cost Analysis
The Guarini Center, together with the New York University Wild Animal Welfare Program (WAW), submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory...
Read MoreImpact Fees in New York City? Legal Authority, Constraints, and Potential Options
New York City, like many other cities, faces numerous practical, political, and legal challenges in raising the revenue it needs to support its growing population. Against this backdrop...
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