LIFE Team
Regiane Borsato
Executive Director
Rosana Renner
Executive Manager
Cecília Brosig
Institutional Relations
Rafael Baptista
Financial Administration
Jean Heuffe Dias
Administrative Intern
Erica Santos
Communications and Marketing
Nathalia Brey
Technical Advisor
Vitória Zanini
Technical Intern
Camilla Rocha
Environmental Associate
Alessandra Oliveira
Technical Advisor
Marcos Lorenzon
Technical Advisor
LIFE Latin America
Board of Directors
With a tripartite governance system, we guarantee balance between representations from the private sector, civil society and members of academia in directing all the work carried out by the LIFE Institute.
Roberto Klabin
Founder of Caiman-Pantanal; President of the Board of Directors of LIFE Institute, founder and adviser of SOS Mata Atlântica and Fundação SOS Pantanal
Maria de Lourdes Nunes
Executive Director of Boticario Group Foundation for Nature Protection; Vice President of LIFE Institute Board of Directors
Clóvis Borges
Conservationist, Founder and Executive Director of the Society for Wildlife Research and Environmental Education – SPVS
Fábio Alperowitch
CIO and Director of fame re.capital – Environmentalist, committed to making a positive impact through sustainable investments
Maria Alice Alexandre
CEO Permian Brazil
Miguel Serediuk Milano
Conservationist, Master’s and Ph.D. in Forest Sciences, with over 30 years of international experience as a professor, researcher, and executive in environmental companies and organizations.
Thomas M. Lewinsohn
Emeritus Professor of Ecology, University of Campinas; Senior Research Fellow, CNPQ (National Research Council Brazil).
José Maurício Coelho
CEO C-Pack Creative Packaging SA – Governance with Fluidity, Sustainability and Innovation.
Rosa Maria Lemos de Sá
General Secretary of Funbio – Brazilian Fund for Biodiversity
Carlos Carboni
Director of Coordination of Itaipu Binacional
Alexandre Gama
Founder CEO INOVNATION -Innovation Strategist, Marketing Specialist and Branding Expert
Rafael Loyola
FBDS Development Director – Leads organizations and specializes in biodiversity and sustainability.
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Technical Committee
The technical committees have experts representing academia, companies and civil society. They function as consultative advisory bodies for the continuous improvement of LIFE methodologies.
Company: Boticário Group, Itaipu Binacional, JTI and Posigraf.
Organized Civil Society:Boticário Group Foundation for Nature Protection, MarBrasil and SPVS.
Academy and Research Institutions: ICMBio, INPA, UFRJ, UFSCar, USP and UTFPR.
Fiscal Council
Erika Bechara
Partner at Szazi Bechara Storto Reicher e Figueiredo Lopes Advogados
PhD and Master in Environmental Law (PUC-SP), professor, and legal author. She combines academic excellence with practical expertise as a partner at Szazi Bechara Storto, providing specialized legal counsel to non-governmental organizations and the third sector.
Wesley Alexandre Tavares
A Federal Finance and Control Officer with extensive experience in auditing, governance, and leadership. Currently Head of Internal Control at the Ministry of Health, advising senior leadership on risk, integrity, and accountability. Holds MBAs in Public Management and Internal Audit, IBGC board member training, and a Master’s in Management Control.
Monica Borges
Corporate Partnerships Manager of non profit SPVS
40 years of strategic leadership in biodiversity conservation, focused on governance, transparency, and technical rigor to ensure institutional trust and solid results.