Carlos Vicente

Carlos is the leader of the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative in Brazil - a multi-faith alliance that works to bring moral urgency and faith-based leadership to global efforts to end tropical deforestation. Carlos is a forest engineer and holds an MBA in Natural Resources Management (Costa Rican Institute of Business Administration – INCAE). He served as State Secretary for Forest & Traditional Populations in the State of Acre, Director of the National Forestry Program at the Minister of Environment of Brazil, Technical Advisor to the environmental leader Marina Silva for 20 years and Legislative Advisor on social-environmental issues for the Political Party Sustainability Network at the Federal Senate. Carlos was one of the co-authors of the Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation at the Brazilian Amazon (PPCDAM), that reduced deforestation rates by 83% and also lead the creation of Amazon’s first program of Payment for Environmental Services. As recognition for his efforts to advance conservation in the Amazon, Carlos received in 2001 an Appreciation Award from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).