Beto Borges
DirectorCommunities and Territorial Governance Initiative
Beto was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, where he obtained an AA degree in industrial chemistry from Escola Técnica Oswaldo Cruz and worked as an ecotourism guide in the Atlantic rainforest, while pursuing nature photography and rock climbing. Beto holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Conservation and Resources Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA in Strategic Leadership from the Dominican University of California. Previously, he was Director of the Brazil Program of the Rainforest Action Network, promoting forest policies, community economic development and indigenous land demarcation in the Amazon region. He also worked for Aguirre International, evaluating environmental programs for AmeriCorp-USA and was the Manager of Sustainable Harvesting at Shaman Pharmaceuticals, developing ethnobotanical drugs from rainforest medicinal plants. As the Executive Director of Adopt-A-Watershed, he worked on watershed conservation through place-based learning methodologies. Beto also was a Program Officer with the Goldman Environmental Foundation, selecting finalists for the Goldman Environmental Prize and evaluating project proposals for funding. Beto has also consulted for Aveda Cosmetics, Conservation International, Instituto Terra, Occupational Knowledge International, and Wildlife Conservation Network, and others. He was co-chair of Grantmakers Without Borders and currently sits on the board of the Global Greengrants Fund, Earth Island Institute, and the Environmental Law Defenders Center. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
State of Climate and Conservation Finance for Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities Report
Trust, Tenure, Transparency: Foundations for More Equitable Climate & Conservation Finance
By Arthur Blundell, Emily Harwell, Beto Borges, Debora Batista, Melissa Panhol View PublicationIndigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPs & LCs) are recognized as the most effective stewards of forests and biodiversity, yet they continue to receive only a fraction of the funding that is meant to protect these ecosystems. This gap is more than a matter of fairness. It undermines the effectiveness of climate action, biodiversity conservation, […]
Estado do Financiamento Climático e de Conservação para Povos Indígenas e Comunidades Locais
Confiança, Direitos e Transparência: Bases para o Financiamento Climático e de Conservação
Por Arthur Blundell, Emily Harwell, Beto Borges, Debora Batista, Melissa Panhol View PublicationOs Povos Indígenas (PIs) e as Comunidades Locais (CLs) são reconhecidos como os mais eficazes guardiões das florestas e da biodiversidade. Ainda assim, continuam a receber apenas uma fração dos recursos destinados à proteção desses ecossistemas. Tal lacuna vai além de uma questão de equidade, comprometendo diretamente a efetividade de ações climáticas e de conservação da […]
Estado del Financiamiento Climático y de Conservación para Pueblos Indígenas y Comunidades Locales
Confianza, Derechos y Transparencia: Fundamentos para el Financiamiento Climático y de Conservación
Por Arthur Blundell, Emily Harwell, Beto Borges, Debora Batista, Melissa Panhol View PublicationLos Pueblos Indígenas (PPII) y las Comunidades Locales (CCLL) son reconocidos como los guardianes más eficaces de los bosques y de la biodiversidad. Aun así, continúan recibiendo solo una fracción de los recursos destinados a la protección de estos ecosistemas. Esta brecha va más allá de una cuestión de equidad, ya que compromete directamente la […]
Accelerando la Inclusión y la Mitigación de Emisiones (AIME)
By Beto Borges, Rebecca Anzueto - Forest Trends, Forest Trends View Publication
Consentimento Livre, Previo e Informado
By Beto Borges - Forest Trends View Publication
Compensação por Serviços Ambientais
By Beto Borges, Rebecca Anzueto - Forest Trends, Forest Trends View Publication
Matriz de Iniciativas Brasileiras de Pagamentos por Serviços Ambientais
By Beto Borges, Forest Trends - Warwick Manfrinato, PLANT Inteligencia Ambiental View Publication
Projeto Carbono Surui
By Beto Borges - Forest Trends View Publication
Serviços Ambientais & Compensação
By Beto Borges - Forest Trends View Publication
Serviços Ambientais & Compensação
By Beto Borges - Forest Trends View Publication
introduction to Ecosystem Services and Climate Change
By Beto Borges - Forest Trends View Publication
Introduction to Ecosystem Services
By Beto Borges - Forest Trends View Publication
Defining Payments for Ecosystem Services
By Beto Borges - Forest Trends View Publication
Farmers Rights and Social–Environmental Best Practices
By Beto Borges - Forest Trends View Publication
Aprendendo sobre Servicios Ambientais
By Rebecca Vonada, Beto Borges - Forest Trends, Forest Trends View PublicationThe State of Acre, Brazil recently created a state PES scheme based on the carbon market, but also biodiversity and watershed services. This booklet contains key concepts about payment for ecosystem services; it was prepared for technical staff of the government in the state of Acre, Brazil.