Forest Engineer & Co-founder PRETATERRA – Brazil

Paula is a consultant in agroforestry systems, native and exotic species silviculture with more than 10 years of experience in regenerative production systems. She worked in the coordination of the field team and in the development of research and innovation in the agroforestry production systems of Organic Farm ‘Fazenda da Toca’ (Brazil).

Agronomist & Nurseryman – Brazil

Luis Fernando is an agronomist and proprietor of the São Gonçalo Nursery, based in Guaratingueta, São Paulo, Brazil. He has decades of experience collecting native species seeds of the rainforest, while also supporting regional seed collectors. He’s the former President of Nativas Viveiros do Vale Association.

Climate Justice Ambassador for Plant for the Planet – Mexico

Paulina Sanchez is the Climate Justice Ambassador for Plant for the Planet‘s reforestation project on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.

Program Coordinator for Plant for the Planet – Nigeria

Chiagozie Udeh is a 25-year-old Nigerian climate activist. Since 2015, he has been a Program Coordinator for Plant-for-the-Planet in Nigeria where it hosts academies to train young Climate Justice ambassadors between 9-15 years as well as organize tree-planting activities in cities within the country.

Forest Engineer & Co-founder PRETATERRA – Brazil

Valter has more than 15 years of agroforestry experience, including project management and coordination, forest inventories (5 years) and native monitoring, timber and NTFP classification in Amazonia. He coordinated research projects in the R&D section of Organic Farm ‘Fazenda da Toca’ (Brazil).

Founder  “4 per 1000” INITIATIVE

Stéphane Le Foll was the French Minister of Agriculture from 2012-2017. At COP21 in Paris, he launched the international 4p1000 initiative, and the first gathering of members took place at COP22 in Marrakesh. He is currently President of the Consortium of Members of the “4 per 1000” Initiative.