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.
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
