Biography: Alice is a 39-year-old Brazilian Biologist and holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in Ecology. She is currently 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 is 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 also 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.

Biography: She is a Senior Analyst in Science and Technology at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, at the General Coordination of Climate Science and Sustainability, where she has worked as Coordinator of Global Environmental Change and followed the work of the Brazilian Network for Research on Global Climate Change and some international negotiation forums, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). She has experience in Public Administration, working mainly on biotechnology and climate change policy issues. Currently, she is a PhD student at the Post-Graduate Course in Earth System Science at the National Institute of Space Research (INPE).

Biography: Graduated in industrial engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (POLI/USP) and with a specialization in Environmental Law and Management from the Superior School Foundation of the Public Ministry of Mato Grosso (FESMP/MT). Having worked in different areas related to environmental issues, such as agrarian development, environmental licensing of infrastructure projects, cities, climate change, among others, currently holds the role of Supervisor of the Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation (IVA) component of the National Communication of Brazil to the UNFCCC, as well as Project Manager of the AdaptaBrasil MCTI platform, an information system on climate change impacts.

Biography: Biologist with expertise in Environmental Sciences, Ichthyology, Oceanography, Zooarchaeology, Paleoceanography, Fishery Resources, Environmental Management, Public Policy and Environmental Monitoring. Fernanda develops research and consultancy projects with partnership in several institutions, working in Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA/SEAP), FIPERJ (Rio de Janeiro State Institute of Fisheries Foundation), COPPE/ IVIG (UFRJ). Scientific Producer for the Mission Americas Series - National Geographic (FOX - NatGeo). Awarded the “Friend of the Navy” medal by the Brazilian Navy, and United Nations (UN) The Nippon Foundation Thematic Fellowship Program. Currently Technical Adviser of the National Action Plan (PAN Sharks) ICMBio; Analyst of the Chondrichthyes Evaluation Office of Brazil (IUCN) and Leader in Planetary Collaboration (nonprofit NGO – Swiss) on the community of knowledge for SDG 14 (Life Below Water). Member of the UN / DOALOS Pool of Experts of the Regular Process and Brazil's “National Focal Point” (UN / Brazil), acting on the Decade of the Ocean.