Wendell Andrade de Oliveira

Environmentalist

Forest Engineer, Master’s Degree on Natural Resources and Local Development for the Amazon. I worked for 17 years in the public sector, where I held an Executive Secretary position of the Pará Forum on Climate Change (FPMC). Coordinated processes for designing public policies, such as the Amazon Agora State Plan (PEAA) and the Eastern Amazon Fund (FAOr/EAF). Led strategic areas in Pará, such as the Planning and Special Projects Directorate of SEMAS/PA and the State Directorate of Protected Areas. One of the Amazonian leaders of Al Gore's Climate Reality Project in Brazil. Nowadays, I work as an university professor in Belém, Pará, and recently got a bachelor degree at Law at Federal University of Pará. Additionally, I work as a consultant on climate policy for the Brazilian Amazon, working on the Política por Inteiro initiative, in Brazil.

Living outdoor.

Only creativity and cooperation can solve climate change.

Climate change, Forests, Local development, Protected Areas

Love TED conferences and how they make me inspired, but never had the opportunity to attend one.

Put on my shoes and get to run!