Experience

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  Gopa consultants

  May 1992 - Dec 1998

  Long-term national consultant

  Coordinator of the biological area of ​the IARA Project, executed by IBAMA with international technical cooperation supported by GTZ. With the supervision of 3 coordinators and 25 scholarship holders of CNPq.Application of methodologies for first contacts, participatory and multidisciplinary surveys and incentives for cooperation with target groups of development projects.Advice and monitoring for the elaboration of Fisheries Agreements in the Municipalities of Santarém, Alenquer, Óbidos, Oriximiná and Monte Alegre.Planning, elaboration, management and coordination of projects on stock assessment, fishing potential, population dynamics, fisheries biology, development of artisanal fishing and natural resources of the Amazonian floodplain.Coordination, orientation and supervision of research and development activities in the areas of biology, technology, socio-economics, communication and environmental education related to fishing resources.Elaboration of scientific articles and technical reports to IBAMA to subsidize the management of fishery resources in the region.A total of 392 hours of embarkation in experimental fishing, data collection in riverine communities and visits to the municipalities of Lower Amazon aboard the Boat "Flona do Tapajós", Boat "Almte. Alfaia" and motorboat "Jandiá". Show less

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  Instituto amazônico de manejo de recursos ambientais (i.a.r.a.)

  Jan 1997 - Nov 1999

  Short-term national consultant

  Coordinator of the Project "Support to the implementation of Participative Fisheries Management in the Middle Amazon" executed with financial resources from FUNBIO and Ibama.Supervision of multidisciplinary team composed of 10 technicians of upper and medium level.Responsible for the organization and moderation of municipal fishing forums.Responsible for maintaining the monitoring of fishery statistics in the municipalities of the lower Amazon.

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  The world bank

  Feb 1997 - Aug 1997

  Short-term national consultant

  Coordinator of five consultants responsible for the formulation and preparation of the ProVárzea Project proposal of PPG7.Elaboration of projects with participatory methods type ZOPP- Project Planning Oriented to the Objectives.Planning and preparation of international cooperation projects, including preparation of annual operational plan, logical matrix, budget and monitoring and evaluation system.

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  Gtz

  Jan 1999 - Apr 2000

  Short-term national consultant

  Preparation of final report of the IARA Project.Preparation of documents for the implementation of the ProVárzea Project of PPG7.Technical assistance to IBAMA in the negotiation of financial donation contracts with government agencies such as the National Treasury Secretariat, the Brazilian Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Special Secretariat for International Affairs, Management and Budget.

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  Brazilian institute of environment and renewable natural resources

  Aug 2000 - Jun 2007

  Coordinator of provárzea-ppg7

  General coordination of the international technical and financial cooperation project under the Pilot Program for the Protection of Brazilian Rainforests (PPG7), coordinating a multidisciplinary team of more than 30 people with financial support from KfW, GIZ, DFID and RainForest Trust Fund of US$ 15 million. Member of the Working Group for elaborating a proposal for a program for the Amazon Region, successor to the Pilot Program for the Protection of Tropical Forests in Brazil.Member of the Brazilian Delegation at the 9th Meeting of the Conference of Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention. Kampala, Uganda. Member of the Scientific Committee of the National Forum of Protected Areas. Management of international cooperation projects, including project preparation, annual operational plan, procurement plan, accounting, physical-financial technical reports, systematization and dissemination of results, monitoring and evaluation of impact. Responsible for the organization of participatory workshops to elaborate public policies for the Amazonian floodplain. Responsible for the coordination of selection, implementation, technical and financial monitoring of projects supported by ProVárzea. Responsible for the political articulation with civil society and public agencies and in the resolution of conflicts of interest between different groups of users of natural resources and other public and private actors.Responsible for the training of federal, state and municipal fishermen, NGOs and government technicians on Shared Management of Fishing Resources and Fisheries Agreements. Responsible for the organization and elaboration of various communication tools: scientific articles, books, booklets, articles for magazines, videos, radio programs, newsletter and institutional website. Participation in several technical meetings and international seminars in Canada, Argentina, USA, Cambodia, Bangladesh, UK, Costa Rica, Mexico, Italy, Uganda and Indonesia. Show less

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  Gopa consultants

  May 2001 - Jul 2001

  Short-term international consultant

  Assessment of the economic potential of fisheries in the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources Project in Southeastern Nicaragua.

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  Ministerio da pesca e aquicultura

  Jul 2007 - Feb 2011

  Director of monitoring and control

  Responsible for the monitoring and control of fishing in Brazil, managing a team of more than 28 people directly under my responsibility and budget of about US$ 6 million/year.Technical Coordinator of the Sustainable Amazon Aquaculture and Fisheries Program.Member of the National Committee on Wetlands. Member ofTechnical Committee on Co-Management of Fishery Resources, of the Co-Management System for the Sustainable Use of Fishing Resources.Representative of the Brazilian Government with the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Project.Coordination of multidisciplinary teams of employees, public auditors, temporary and outsourced consultants from international organizations in specific thematic areas: National Aquaculture and Fishery Information System - SINPESQ, National Fisheries Satellite Tracking Program - PREPs, National System of Certification of Catches, ProBordo Board Observer Program, Board Map System and National Aquaculture Census.Responsible for Governmental and interinstitutional articulation with the productive sector of aquaculture and fisheries and public policy-makers and decision-makers, such as the National Aquaculture and Fishery Council (CONAPE) and the Technical Committee for Co-Management of Fishery Resources (CTGP) of the Co-Management System of the Sustainable Use of Fishery Resources with the Fishery and Aquacuture Ministry and Environmental Ministry.Head of government missions representing the Brazilian Ministry of Fishery anda Aquacultures (MFA) in the exchange of experiences on small scale fishery and aquaculture between Brazil, Canada and Bolivia; and between Brazil and Mozambique. Show less

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  Fao

  Mar 2011 - May 2013

  Consultant

  Responsible for coordinating the Project CP/RLA/3302 for Establishing a Cooperation Programme for Sustainable Management of Fisheries el basins of transboundary rivers Paraná and Paraguay. Project Piraguazú.

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  Brazilian ministry of the environment (mma)

  May 2011 - Apr 2012

  Short-term national consultant

  Evaluation of public policies related to economic instruments for fisheries management, identifying the activities carried out in this sector that positively and negatively impact biodiversity.

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  International institute of brazilian education - ieeb

  Jun 2011 - Jun 2011

  Short term national consultant

  Evaluation and selection of projects of FUND FORTIS 319 - Small Support Fund for community organizations and / or groups committed to strengthening their social base for the successful implementation of six conservation units in the area of influence of Federal Highway BR 319.

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  Gsa environmental consulting

  Sept 2011 - Aug 2018

  Director

  I manage a company that provides, consultancy, training, research, as well as implementation of projects in the areas of environment and natural resources, economy, industry, services, communication, computer science, technology, sociology, for institutions, organizations, public and private partnerships.

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  Gopa consultants

  Sept 2011 - Oct 2016

  I provided technical assistance to the implementation of the Project and Prevention and Combating Deforestation and Conservation of the Tropical Forest in the state of Amazonas (PROFLORAM), developing the following functions:- I integrated and supported, in my technical, operational, administrative and financial functions, the Executive Coordination Group (GEC) established by the Secretariat of State for the Environment (SEMA), for the purpose of financial planning, coordination and monitoring of all Actions to be developed during the Project. The GEC is composed of the SEMA, the Environmental Protection Institute of Amazonas (IPAAM) and the State Secretariat of Land Policy (SPF);- I monitored from the technical and formal points of view, the tenders, contracting, inspection and acquisition of goods and services;- advised the GEC in the implementation of a technical-financial management system and of monitoring and evaluation of the actions and impacts of the Project;- I undertook, under my direct responsibility, various planning and study activities, based on the demands specified in the terms of reference agreed between SEMA and KfW.- I was the focal point of the GOPA-PIATAM International Consortium with SEMA and KfW. Show less I was a long-term national consultant for GOPA Consultants GmBH under the scope of the Technical Cooperation Project Brazil-Germany "Development of Capacities for Environmental Management in the Amazon", second phase of "Protection and Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests", in the context of Technical Cooperation Between the Governments of Germany (GIZ) and Brazil (MMA), providing assistance to the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), as well as to the State Secretariats of the Environment of Acre, Amazonas and Pará in the context of the optimization of Protected Areas, especially in: Management by Results; Economic Sustainability of Protected Areas; and Planning and Governance of Protected Areas. Show less

  • Long-term Internacional Consultant

    Jun 2013 - Oct 2016

  • Short-Term National Consultant

    Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

  • Long-Term National Consultant

    Sept 2011 - Feb 2013
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  Wwf

  Oct 2011 - May 2012

  Short-term national consultant

  Provision of specialized services to meet Project 9Z143501 activity - Ending Subsidies that Drive Overfishing.Case study on fishing elements and subsidies in Brazil, patterns of fishing activity, typology of fishing fleets, market patterns and economic factors of the sector, with emphasis on the potential connections between subsidies.

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  Funbio - fundo brasileiro para a biodiversidade

  May 2012 - Jul 2012

  Short-term national consultant

  Elaboration of a Business Plan, focusing on the collection of information and identification of barriers and opportunities for the private sector to create, expand and consolidate protected marine areas in Brazil, within the scope of the National Project of Integrated Public-Private Actions for Biodiversity - Probio II (contract TF 091515).Development of Socio-environmental Safeguards for the private sector to support the creation, expansion and consolidation of marine protected areas in Brazil, including the Plan for Indigenous Peoples affected by the Marine Corumbau RESEX under the GEF Project Mar. Show less

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  United nations

  Dec 2012 - May 2013

  Short-term national consultant

  I participated as a Brazilian expert on the Regular Process for the Evaluation of the Marine Environment, including socioeconomic aspects promoted by the United Nations.

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  Undp

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  Short-term national consultant

  I have researched and raised available information and provided necessary technical background on 17 federal protected areas to expand the network of Brazilian Ramsar Sites by nominating and designing federal protected areas to the National Wetlands Committee.

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  The natural conservancy

  Feb 2013 - May 2013

  Short-term national consultant

  Characterization of the federal protected areas of the Regional Coordination 3 (municipality of Santarém, PA) of the Chico Mendes Institute of Biodiversity Conservation, describing the current situation of its management macroprocesses, besides the external environment, and possibilities of financing and partnerships.

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  Wildlife conservation society

  Nov 2016 - Jan 2017

  Short-term consultant

  Hired to: a) Develop Policy Briefs to raise awareness among public officials, politicians, decision makers and funding agencies on the key aspects of Amazonian fisheries management.B) Moderate Workshop on subsistence hunting in Conservation Units in the Amazon: current scenario of knowledge, legal issues and practical challenges for management.

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  Undp

  Nov 2016 - Dec 2016

  Short term consultant

  Contracted to elaborate technical documents to subsidize the process of revision of normsof the close season period of the continental fisheries of Brazil.

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  Fundação vitória amazônica - fva

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  Coordenador de geopolítia para a conservação

  Responsible for• Generate, systematize and disseminate key relevant knowledge to influence decision-making processes and public policies at multiple scales in parts of the Amazon, including:• Consolidation of the management tools of the Lower Rio Negro PAs (management plans, management and advisory councils).- Secretariat, coordinate, animate, articulate, lead and represent the Observatory of the Metropolitan Region of Manaus (ORMM).• Monitoring and dissemination of Vulnerability Indexes and Threats to the metropolitan region of Manaus (RMM) and Lower Rio Negro Mosaic (MBRN).• Technical and financial advice to IUCN-Brazil on the "Local Protected Areas and Other Conservation Measures" project, carried out by GIZ, ICLEI and IUCN (May to August / 2017), in the preparation of the Annual Operational Plans (POAs) of Brazil , Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; in defining: i) project implementation and management strategy; ii) Visual identity of the project; iii) indicators of results and impacts.• Technical advise on planning, management, monitoring and evaluation, and institutional strengthening of the FVA.• Coordination of the study "Identification of the potential for sustainable commercial and economic exploitation of the territory, with an analysis of the cost-benefit relationship of the Sport Fishing activity in the Resex of the Rio Unini based on the Economic Economic Feasibility Study".• Full Member of the Amazonian Forum on Climate Change, Biodiversity, Environmental Services, and Energy (FAMC).• Alternate Member of the State Environmental Council of Amazonas (CEMAAM).• Implementation of Geopolitical Project V - improving the governance and territorial management of the Lower Rio Negro Mosaic (MBRN) and mitigating socio-environmental threats of the Metropolitan Region of Manaus (RMM) in the amount of US $ D 750,000.00 approved by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Show less

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  Funbio - fundo brasileiro para a biodiversidade

  Sept 2017 - Mar 2018

  Consultant

  Consultant of FUNBIO for the systematization of social and environmental information and fisheries in the region of Foz do Amazonas for the GEF Mar Project to subsidize the creation of protected marine areas in the region.

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  Organização do tratado de cooperação amazônica (otca)

  Feb 2018 - now

  General Coordinator of Regional Project to Manage, Monitor and Control Wild Fauna and Flora Species Threatened bt Trade Technical Specialist and Interim Coordinator of the Regional Project for the Management, Monitoring and Control of Species of Fauna and Flora Threatened by Trade. Technical Specialist of the Regional Project for the management, Monitoring and Control of Species of Fauna and Wildflowers Threatened by Trade (Bioamazonia Project).

  • Coordenador de Projetos de Pesca e Bioeconomia

    Feb 2025 - now

  • Coordinator of the Amazon Regional Observatory (ARO))

    Jun 2021 - Feb 2025

  • General Coordinator of the Bioamazon Project

    Jul 2020 - Dec 2023

  • Technical Specialist and Interim Coordinator

    Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

  • Technical Specialist of the Bioamazonia Project

    Feb 2018 - Jan 2020