Graduated in Agronomy from the Federal University of Amazonas, Master in Biology (Ecology) from the National Institute for Amazonian Research (1992) and PhD in Ecology from the University of Pennsylvania (1999). Titular Professor and former special advisor for international relations (2021-2023) at the Federal University of Amazonas – UFAM. Director (2023-2027), professor and visiting researcher at the National Institute for Amazonian Research – INPA. Former president (2017-2019) and former executive secretary (2019-2023) of the National Association for Postgraduate Studies and Research in Environment and Society – ANPPAS. Former Superintendent of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources – IBAMA in the state of Amazonas (2003-2009), Thematic coordinator of the ecology area at the Acariquara Institute. Titular member of the Brazilian Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Member of the Scientific Methodological Committee – CCM of the Environmental Policy of the State of Amazonas. National Director of the Franco-Brazilian Center for Amazonian Biodiversity (2024-current). Vice-President of the Amazon Biodiversity Research and Innovation Network (2024-current). He has experience in Agronomy and Environmental Sciences, working mainly on the following subjects: public environmental management, management of natural resources for collective use, protected areas, family farming and traditional communities.