Indigenous Wisdom and Scientific Innovation in Brazil for Global Sustainability

In this episode, we discuss:

• Tackling deforestation and carbon emissions
• Revolutionizing climate negotiations
• Indigenous knowledges and water solutions
• Breaking barriers for women in science

Guest | Marcia Barbosa

Prof. Marcia Barbosa is a Professor of Physics at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and the World Academy of Sciences. Since 2023, she has been Secretary of Strategic Policy and Programs (SEPPE) at the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). She has been awarded several academic awards, including the Loreal-Unesco Women in Physical Sciences in 2013 for her scientific research using water anomalies under confinement and nanoscience to create new ideas for desalination and produce drinkable water. She also studies gender inequality in the academy and how equity is an instrument of efficiency.

Interviewer | Beatriz Araújo 

Beatriz Azevedo de Araújo, is a climate expert, lawyer and consultant, holding a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Oxford. She started her journey in the climate field as a researcher and activist back in 2013 when she coordinated the first Brazilian youth delegation to attend the UNFCCC COP, with the NGO Engajamundo. She then co-founded a social environmental protection NGO named Instituto Verdeluz, aimed at bridging the international climate change agenda with local issues, working alongside indigenous peoples and traditional communities. Currently, Beatriz acts as an independent consultant, developing projects with governments, businesses and civil society on subjects such as climate finance, just transitions and innovation. She also serves as the President of the Environmental Law Commission of the Bar Association of the state of Ceara and as a counselor of the State of Ceara Environmental Council. 

Music by: Ritesh Prasanna

Podcast website: https://atmospherictales.com

Transcript: https://atmospherictales.medium.com/indigenous-wisdom-and-scientific-innovation-in-brazil-for-global-sustainability-94015bd45d57