Marcelo Salazar is the adjunct coordinator of the Amazon Xingu Program of the Instituto Socioambiental (ISA) in Brazil. He is a Brazilian industrial engineer and author of books, studies and papers published in some academic journals and newspapers. Marcelo has worked with traditional Amazon communities for 18 years to support their sustainable development and protect their rights.
American Academy President Laurie Patton to Receive Concordia’s 2026 Leadership Award for Civil Society
The Concordia Leadership Council is proud to announce Dr. Laurie L. Patton, President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, as the second of three recipients of the 2026
