On April 24, Lucia Silecchia, Associate Dean of Faculty Research, Professor of Law, was a speaker at a webinar hosted by the Fordham Law School Institute for Law, Religion and the Lawyer's Work. This was part of a series of webinars under the umbrella of "New Frontiers of Human Rights." The focus of the April 24 webinar was "The Right to a Healthy Environment." The webinar was moderated by John Mensah, Assistant Lecturer at UPSA Law School (Ghana), and Doctoral Candidate at Fordham Law School. In addition to Prof. Silecchia, the speakers included Simone Borg, Professor of Environmental & Resource Law, University of Malta and Shaun Larcom, Professor of Law, Economics and Institutions, University of Cambridge.

Silecchia's remarks addressed the linkage of environmental concerns to other human rights, the contributions of religious organizations to the conversation, and the ethical concerns raised both by efforts to protect the natural environment and efforts to advance economic development.

The webinar was presented in partnership with the Center for Research in Politics and Human Rights at Sophia University in Florence, Italy, and the Observatorio de Derechos Humanos at Universidad de Valladolid in Spain.