A geographer with a Master’s degree in Natural Resource Management and Local Development and a PhD in Earth System Science from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). She completed two postdoctoral programs — one at the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES) and another at the University of São Paulo (USP). She is currently a Professor in the Department of Forest Sciences at the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), where she works on forest legislation and biodiversity management and coordinates the Laboratory of Environmental Education and Policy (OCA). Her areas of expertise include Environmental Governance, Climate Adaptation Mechanisms, and Socioecological Systems Modeling.