Key Projects

Highlights

You will find a showcase of the main projects in environmental and forest economics I've developed:

Nature, People and Climate Investment Funds: Investment Plan to Brazil - 2024
It aimed to design an investment plan in partnership with the Government of Brazil, the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank to use concessional resources for leveraging investments in forest restoration in the Tocantins-Araguaia Watershed.

Economic Analysis of Forest Restoration Models for the Concession of the Conservation Unit to Generate Carbon Credits Related to Triunfo do Xingu Environmental Protection Area - 2024
It aimed to develop the economic model of the forest restoration strategy for the public concession of Triunfo do Xingu Restoration Unit, in partnership with the State Government of Pará, The Nature Conservancy, and Geonoma Florestal Soluções Ambientais.

Economic Analysis on the Market of Forest Restoration for Medium and Small Areas - 2024
It aimed to provide an overview of the forest restoration market for medium and small areas in Brazil, and develop economic models for integrating these areas into certified carbon markets, in partnership with Geonoma Florestal Soluções Ambientais and Imaflora.

Economic Analysis of Certified Forest Carbon Project in Tocantins - 2024
It aimed to develop the economic model for a certified forest carbon project covering 12,500 hectares in Tocantins, in partnership with Geonoma Florestal Soluções Ambientais.

Promotion and Acceleration of the Agenda for the Rehabilitation of Degraded Pastures of Native Vegetation in Cabeceiras do Pantanal Region - 2024
It aimed to develop the economic analysis for the productive restoration of degraded pastures in Cabeceiras do Pantanal region, in partnership with Funtec-DF and WWF Brazil.

Sustainable Rural Project - Cerrado - 2023/2024
It aimed to develop the cost-benefit analysis for investment plans of five rural socio-productive organizations, in partnership with Campo Consulting and the Brazilian Institute of Development and Sustainability - IABS.

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Biochar Production - 2023/2024
It aimed to develop the cost-benefit analysis for the industrial-scale biochar production business plan for a large-scale forest restoration company, in partnership with the International Institute for Sustainability - IIS-Rio.

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Native Forest Seedling Production Using Biochar-Based Substrate - 2023
It aimed to develop the cost-benefit analysis for the industrial-scale production of native forest seedlings using biochar as substrate, in partnership with the International Institute for Sustainability - IIS-Rio.

Jardim Jatobá Project: Economic Assessment of a Pilot Project for Carbon Credit Generation in Pará - 2022/2023
It aimed to develop the economic model for the forest restoration strategy and agroforestry systems, along with a cost-benefit analysis of priority investments, for a pilot project to generate certified forest carbon credits in Pará, in partnership with the Conservation Strategy Fund - CSF and the Amazon Environmental Research Institute - IPAM.

Planaflor: Green New Deal for Nature-Based Economic Recovery - 2021/2023
It aimed to develop the technical notes, seminars and the study 'Analysis of Seeds, Seedlings, Labour and Other Inputs Demand and Supply for Reaching the Forest Restoration Goal' for the national plan promoting sustainable development and the effective implementation of the Brazilian Forest Code. This project was conducted in partnership with BVRio, the Conservation Strategy Fund - CSF, the Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development - FGV, the Getúlio Vargas Foundation - FGV, and Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative - NICFI.

São Benedito's Conservation Plan and Indicators for the Pará Sustainability Bond Project - 2022
It aimed to develop a long-term conservation plan for the São Benedito and Azul region and propose key performance indicators to structure sustainable linked bonds of the financial loans to the Pará state. This project was conducted in partnership with Instituto Avaliação, Posaidon Capital, and the State Government of Pará.

Economic Complexity and International Trade: a Case Study on the State of Goiás (2010-2019) - 2022/2023
It aimed to explore the relationship between economic complexity and the productive structure of Goiás, particularly in the context of environmental issues within international trade agreements. This research project was carried out in partnership with Structuralist Development Macroeconomics Research Group, the University of Brasília's Graduate Program in Economics, and the State Government of Goiás.

Partnerships for Innovations for the Protection of Tropical Forest in the Brazilian Amazon - 2022/2023
It aimed to conduct an economic feasibility study for the public concession of forest conservation and restoration services, focusing on carbon credit generation in the Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve/RO and Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park/AM. This project was carried out in partnership with the Conservation Strategy Fund - CSF and the German Cooperation for Sustainable Development - GIZ in Brazil.

Partnerships for Innovations for the Protection of Tropical Forest in the Brazilian Amazon - 2021/2022
It aimed to assess the state of the art of public forest concessions and the greenhouse gas emissions market (carbon credits) in the Legal Amazon, exploring environmental implications, challenges, and potential. This project was carried out in partnership with the German Cooperation for Sustainable Development - GIZ in Brazil.

Gaps and Opportunities for the Implementation of a Bioeconomy Plan to Acre, Amazonas, Pará and Rondônia States - 2021
It aimed to characterize the timber sector to generate subsidies for the proposed sustainable timber chain program in the Bioeconomy Development Plan for Acre, Amazonas, Pará, and Rondônia. This project was carried out in partnership with the Conservation Strategy Fund - CSF and Conservation International - CI.

Formulation of the Forest Policy for Amazonas State - 2018
It aimed to prepare economic and policy reports supporting the Forestry Policy proposal for Amazonas State, with a later-published sector diagnosis. This project was carried out in partnership with Instituto Avaliação, Instituto Piatam, Profloram, Evergreen Forest Investments, GOPA Worldwide Consultants, KFW, Germany-Brazil Cooperation, and the State Government of Amazonas.

BIOFIN Initiative: Evaluation of the Tax and Environmental Control Systems Concerning Timber Trade - 2018
It aimed to develop a proposal for integrating environmental and tax control systems for forest products from native species, including recommendations for cooperation and information sharing between public bodies. This project was carried out in partnership with Instituto Avaliação, Evergreen Forest Investments, Global Business, Duet Systems, and the United Nations Development Programme - UNDP.

Study on the Development and Strengthening of the Timber Market Through Sustainable Forest Management - 2015
It aimed to develop the Forest Market Intelligence study, including the characterization of state-of-the-art statistical data systems and methodology for collecting statistical data from the timber market based on primary forest management in the Amazon. This project was carried out in partnership with Evergreen Forest Investments, GOPA Worldwide Consultants, KFW, and the Brazilian Forest Service.

Improving Attractiveness of Forest Investment in Minas Gerais State - 2014/2015
It aimed to assess the factors influencing forestry investment attractiveness in Minas Gerais and identify measures to leverage these investments, including applying IAIF and PROMECIF methodologies of the Inter-American Development Bank across all Brazilian states and the Federal District. This project was carried out in partnership with RuralProsper Consulting, SEBRAE-MG, and Antônio Ernesto Salvo Institute - INAES.