Moara Almeida Canova Teixeira

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), where I am engaged in research activities in collaboration with the AmazonFACE Program. My research falls within the field of global ecology. The research focuses on the nexus between climate change, public policy and local communities in the Amazon, with a particular emphasis on the nature of contributions made by ecosystems to human well-being (NCPs), the provision of ecosystem services and environmental services, and the socio-biodiversity products derived from these. My research entails the exploration of methodologies for the operationalisation of these services, with a focus on the identification and quantification of such services in rural and urban contexts, as well as among traditional communities. In light of these findings, it is possible to discuss the formulation of public policies and incentive instruments for conservation that enable a synergistic potential between land use, environmental protection, cultural identity preservation, and human well-being. In conducting these studies, I adopt an approach that integrates social and ecological considerations, engaging with a range of stakeholders, including farmers of varying sizes, traditional communities, and decision-makers.I am Bachelor in Ecology (2012) and master's degree by Graduate Program in Ecology and Biodiversity (2014-2016) under the OpenNESS-Cana project, which was one out of 26 case studies of the thematic project OpenNESS: Operationalisation of Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services: from concepts to real world applications, coordinated by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE). Both of those, my academic backgrounds are from Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP -Rio Claro town, São Paulo state) and of my sandwich master degree was carried out at Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Scotland. I was fellowship holder of Industrial and Technological development by National Council of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq)-Brazil, through RedeCLIMA institution, collaborating to project called "Comparative analysis for changes in the provision of Ecosystem Services and Wellbeing in Brazilian hotspots (Atlantic Forest and Cerrado) in the Sao Paulo State". The study proposal is to evaluate stakeholders (decision-makers, policy makers, farmers and society in general) opinions about Ecosystem Services provided, mainly, in private rural properties and their well-being perceptions of them.I am Ph.D by Center of Environmental Studies and Research (NEPAM) at University of Campinas (2023) and my project was linked to the AmazonFACE Project - the first Free-Air CO2Enrichment experiment carried out in a primary tropical forest. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)