Renata is the Director-General of the Arapyaú Institute, co-facilitator of the Brazil Climate, Forests, and Agriculture Coalition, and a member of the Council for Sustainable Economic and Social Development of Brazil’s Presidency. A lawyer by training, she co-founded the initiative Uma Concertação pela Amazônia and serves as an advisor to GIFE. She holds a master’s in environmental law from PUC-SP and has completed specialized programs at the Harvard Kennedy School, Schumacher College, the Amani Institute, and Homeward Bound.

Transforming Urban Cardiovascular Health
At the 2025 Concordia Annual Summit, leaders from across sectors gathered to address one of the most pressing global health challenges: cardiovascular disease in rapidly growing urban environments. In partnership with

