Aline holds a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree and PhD in Geography and Environment at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, with part of the PhD at the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UK). She has experience in environmental history, historical ecology, soil science and forest restoration in the Atlantic Forest. Currently, she works in soil characterization projects and evaluation/valuation of soil ecosystem services in agricultural, livestock and forestry systems, with a special focus on soil carbon. She is a researcher at the International Institute for Sustainability (IIS) and professor at the Professional Master’s Degree in Sustainability Science at PUC-Rio. She is part of the research groups: Integrated Landscape Management (PUC-RIO), Rio Center for Conservation and Sustainability Sciences (CSRio) and the Laboratory of Biogeography and Historical Ecology (LaBEH).

Ana Paula has a degree in Geography from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and holds a master’s degree in Geography and Environment from the same university. In her master’s she focused on geomorphology, analysing the gully erosion process impacts on the landscape evolution. She also has experience in payment for hydrological ecosystem services (PES) and PES monitoring and she is involved in an applied research on Nature based Solutions related to water issues. She is also a project and research assistant at the International Institute for Sustainability, supplying academic support to the Professional Masters in Sustainability Science (PUC-Rio).

Bachelor degree in Biological Sciences from the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (2006) and Master degree in Biology (Ecology) from the National Institute of Amazonian Research (2008). Specialist in Dissemination of Science, Health and Technology at Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz). Doctor degree in Remote Sensing at the National Institute of Space Research (INPE). Post doctorate at UNESP in Rio Claro – SP, in the dynamic ecology laboratory focusing on biogeography studies. Has experience in the area of ​​Ecology and Environment, in research, in environmental consulting and monitoring. In education, he worked as an instructional designer, tutoring in biology and distance tutor. He is currently Professor at the Professional Master in Sustainability Science, at the Department of Geography and Environment, at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), in partnership with CSRio and SIG analyst at the International Institute for Sustainability (IIS).

Eric has a BSc. in Environmental Sciences at Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) and he is a MSc. candidate in Cartographic Engineering at Instituto Militar de Engenharia (IME). His interests include GIS applied to spatial prioritisation, biostatistics and data modelling. He is currently a SIG analyst at the International Institute for Sustainability (IIS).

Fernanda Tubenchlak is a biologist and holds a master’s degree in Ecology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She has studied Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UK) for one year of through Science without Borders program, as part of her undergraduate degree. During her masters, she has focused in Forest Landscape Restoration and investigated the role of agroforestry in restoration processes in the Atlantic Forest. Fernanda has been working at the International Institute for Sustainability (IIS) since 2016 and has experience in interdisciplinary projects related to biodiversity conservation, forest restoration, agroecology, environmental education, and sustainable development.

Joana holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and a master’s in Sustainable Development Practices from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ). In the private sector, she acquired experience with stakeholder engagement, proposals, data collection, systematization and analysis, environmental reports and project management. Later, her experience was extended to computer modelling of environmental systems with a focus on microclimatology in rural areas. She currently works at International Institute for Sustainability (IIS) as a project and research assistant.