Andre Nave

Paulo André Tavares is a GIS specialist at re.green, focusing on topics such as criteria for selecting areas for ecological restoration, preliminary planning for the implementation of restoration activities, and maintaining the database of operational areas. A biologist with a degree from the Federal University of São Carlos and a Ph.D. in Soils and Plant Nutrition from ESALQ-USP, he has over 10 years of experience in land-use planning related to land-use and land-cover modeling, environmental public policy modeling, and ecological restoration. With a solid technical and scientific background, he has collaborated with leading institutions in the fields of restoration and conservation, such as Fundação Florestal, SOS Mata Atlântica, PlanaFlor, Imaflora, and the Public Policy Group (GPP). He is also the author and co-author of articles in renowned journals such as Environment Science & Policy, Biota Neotropica, and Land Use Policy, in which he addresses critical topics such as the law protecting native vegetation and ecological compensation mechanisms in Brazil.