Dr Bernardo STRASSBURG

Executive Director, International Institute for Sustainability

Bernardo B.N. Strassburg is the founder and Executive Director of the International Institute for Sustainability (IIS) in Rio de Janeiro, coordinator of the Centre for Conservation and Sustainability Science (CSRio), Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography and Environment at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and Professor at the Professional Master in Sustainability Science, from the same Department. Bernardo is an economist with M.Sc. in environmental planning and Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences.

He is dedicated to the transition to sustainability, with focus in the sustainable use of land and its resources, conciliating production needs, environmental services and social development, by developing interdisciplinary research, providing assistance to governments, NGO's and private companies in the pursue of solutions to sustainability challenges and implementation of projects.