Sílvio Marchini | General Coordinator

Doctorate student in Wildlife Conservation at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), Oxford University in England, and a master's degree in ecology from the Missouri Botanical Garden and University of Missouri in Saint Louis, United States. For over 10 years he has conducted research in tropical forest ecology and conservation as part of the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments (BDDF) project in Manaus, Barro Colorado Island - Panama, La Selva - Costa Rica and Luquillo in Puerto Rico. He was academic director of the Program for Management of Amazon Resources and Human Ecology in the School for International Training - SIT. He was coordinator of the Pantanal Conservation Program of the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Mamirauá Institute. silvio@escoladaamazonia.org

Edson Grandisoli | Educational Coordinator

Biologist with MSc in Ecology of Aquatic Ecosystems from the University of Sao Paulo - USP. Teacher of Mathematics and Science for over ten years and author of collections of textbooks.

Currently teaching in two of the most prestigious schools in Brazil: Bandeirantes College and Vera Cruz School. He has worked on programmes for Environmental Education developed in the Atlantic Forest, coastal ecosystems and the Amazon. edson@escoladaamazonia.org

Vitória da Riva Carvalho | President of FEC

Company executive. President of the Cristalino Ecological Foundation and owner of Cristalino Jungle Lodge. Conservationist, specialising in Ecotourism and coordinator of the GTO / MT (Operational Technical Group / MT) of Proecotur / MMA - Program for the Development of Ecotourism in the Legal Amazon. vitoria@fundacaocristalino.org.br