| INSTRUCTORS Rosimeiry Portela, Conservation International
Rosimeiry Portela is an Ecological Economist/Senior
Director for the Science and Knowledge at Conservation International
(CI). Dr. Portela's research focus primarily on improving the understanding
of the linkages between biodiversity conservation, and the provision
of ecosystem services (ES). She leads a team of researchers working
on a variety of biophysical and economics modeling techniques to estimate
provision, benefits and values of ecosystem services at multiple scales,
working across several CI divisions, field offices and other research
partners on terrestrial and marine biomes. She also works on the development
of decision-supporting tools (DST) designed to enhance mapping and
valuation of ecosystem services and to facilitate trade-off analysis
of alternative scenarios of development, making every effort to make
her scientific work on ecosystem service policy-relevant. Elements
of Dr. Portela's work include: spatial assessment and valuation of
ES provision; development of ARIES - a web-based tool for assist rapid
ecosystem service assessment and valuation; supporting development
of the scientific framework, providing policy recommendations, and
compiling ecosystem services values for TEEB - The Economics of Ecosystem
and Biodiversity.
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