Alice is a Brazilian Biologist and holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in Ecology. She has worked as an associate researcher at the Commons Conservation and Management Research Group (CGCommons), as part of the Ecosystem Ecology and Management Lab (LEME) – both at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. She was also a young fellow associated to the Coordination of the Brazilian Platform of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BPBES) and a researcher associate to the Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN). Her research interests include a range of interdisciplinary topics such as ecosystem services, resilience of social-ecological systems, community-based conservation, education, ecosystem stewardship, social learning. She has experience in teaching (8 years), consultancy and development of outreach projects, and training as a facilitator. She has had previous international training and is very fond of learning from and experiencing other cultures.