ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT CATHERINE HOLLAND, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
New York University Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Advancing SDG 7, SDG 11, SDG 13 & UNAI 3
" A healthy planet underpins every human right that we value. The Millennium Fellowship is a space to turn that truth into action among others who refuse to wait for change. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Rights of Nature: a Practical Analysis
This project focuses on building a bridge between care ethics and the rights of nature by drafting a sample treaty for the rights of nature. It is designed for Indigenous communities globally who serve as guardians of nature, as well as for future generations who deserve to live in a clean and healthy environment. The project provides a new perspective on how rights of nature can be ethically justified and strengthened within global environmental governance.
About the Millennium Fellow
Catherine Holland is a senior at NYU Abu Dhabi studying Philosophy and Legal Studies, passionate about the intersection and synergy of human rights and natural rights. She’s led COP28 research on water distribution carbon costs, worked in legal clerkships in the U.S. and Spain, and contributed to climate and human rights publications. As a youth delegate in Milan and a speaker at the Fiker Institute, she’s engaged in global conversations on climate policy. After graduation, Catherine plans to pursue an LLM in Environmental Governance and a JD to fight environmental shortcomings and push for lasting climate justice.
