Funbio - Fundo Brasileiro para a Biodiversidade
João Ferraz Fernandes de Mello possesses extensive experience in environmental project management and geoprocessing. Currently serving at Funbio since May 2016, João focuses on project management, environmental funds, and compensation initiatives related to REDD. Previous roles include geographer at INEA, where João specialized in environmental geoprocessing and remote sensing, and project coordinator at Instituto Terra de Preservação Ambiental, overseeing conservation planning and social mobilization activities. Additional key positions include project coordination at Parque Nacional da Tijuca and Instituto Terrazul, technical geoprocessing at BHP Billiton, and project management for the Municipal Government of Angra do Reis. João's educational background includes a master's degree in Geography and a postgraduate degree in Environmental Management from prestigious institutions in Brazil.
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Funbio - Fundo Brasileiro para a Biodiversidade
The Brazilian Biodiversity Fund (Funbio) is an innovative financial mechanism created to drive the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Brazil. Active since 1996, Funbio was created by a multidisciplinary group consisting of representatives from the Federal Government, academia, civil society and the business world on the strength of a USD 20 million donation from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). For the last 24 years it has been a strategic partner of these sectors and has administrated USD 614 million in disbursements to 282 projects across all of Brazil’s biomes. MISSION To provide strategic resources for biodiversity conservation