Larisse is committed to helping others and the planet with nature-based solutions to inspire people to find creative approaches and the interface between science and decision-making processes for a regenerative, equitable, and sustainable future. She holds a BSc degree in Biology, a Professional Degree in Environmental Sciences, an MSc in Zoology, and a PhD degree in Ecology. She received a CNPq/MCTI (Brazil) Fellowship to study the impacts of climate change on reef-builders worms at MNHN Marine Station Lab (France), and a UNIFESP and Marinha do Brasil (Secretaria da Comissão Interministerial para os Recursos do Mar) Fellowship to study challenges in developing an Assessment on Brazilian Marine-Coastal Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and including linkages of indigenous and traditional/local community knowledge to fill gaps and advance towards inclusive and potentially deliberative assessment processes.