“Brazil needs the future as an ally: we must have the courage to forge alliances with it"

Izabella Teixeira is a biologist by training, holds a Master's degree in Energy Planning and a PhD in Environmental Planning from the Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute of Graduate Studies and Engineering Research at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ). She served as Minister of the Environment from 2010 to 2016. She began her career at the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) in 1984, later serving in the state government of Rio de Janeiro. She is currently a member of the International Advisory Board of CEBRI and co-chair of the International Panel on Natural Resources of the United Nations Environment Programme (IRP/UNEP/UN), a member of the High-Level Advisory Board of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), and a member of the Board of Directors of BNDES. Recognized with the UN "Champions of the Earth" Award in 2013, she also works as a consultant and serves on private boards and sustainability organizations.

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