André Lima (environmentalist)

André Lima
Born	Andre Rodolfo de Lima December 9, 1971 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
Residence	Brasilia, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Education	Lawyer
Occupation	Environmentalist
Employer	Environmental Research Institute of the Amazon
Known for	Founder of SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation and of the Democracy and Sustainability Institute.

André Rodolfo de Lima (born December 9, 1971, Araraquara), known as Andre Lima, is a Brazilian activist, lawyer and writer who works on issues of sustainable development, biodiversity protection and sustainable use of forests, and the right of peoples and populations indigenous and traditional in the Brazilian scenario.

Early life and career

Born in Araraquara, in the state of Sao Paulo, Andre Lima moved to Sao Paulo in early childhood, and lived there until 1999. During this period, Andre Lima graduated in law from the University of São Paulo (USP)^[1] in 1994, during which interned in the Public Ministry of Environment Capital of Sao Paulo and the Subcommittee on Environment of the OAB/SP. In the following three years, he worked at SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation as legal advisor.

In 1999, Andre Lima moved to Brasilia to work on Socio-Environmental Institute^[2] (ISA), through which he was appointed adviser between 2002 and 2004, the National Council for Combating Discrimination (CNCD) of the Ministry of Justice (MJ).^[3]

Defense of environmental issues

Since 1992, Andre Lima has been working in environmental movements and non-governmental organizations in the environmental area. From 2006 to 2010, he worked as monitor and collaborator of the Association for Ecological Development of the Federal District.^[4]

In 2007 and 2008, during the administration of then Minister Marina Silva,^[5] Andre Lima worked in the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (MMA). At that time he served as director of the Department of Joint Actions on Amazon,^[6] Director of the National Project on Environmental Management and Sustainable Development of the Amazon^[7] and accumulated the Board of the Department of Policies to Combat Deforestation, being one of the main responsibles for the articulations and the construction of the National Plan for Control of Deforestation in the Amazon,^[8] which contributed to reduce the average of devastation of the Amazon rainforest by more than 27,000 km² in 2004 to less than 5,000 km² in 2012.^[9]

He currently works as a legal consultant for SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation^[10][11] and as a public policy consultant at the Institute of Environmental Research in Amazonia (IPAM).^[12] Moreover, he is a member and founder of the Democracy and Sustainability Institute and effective member of ISA.^[13] Since 2011, Andre is a member of the National Council for the Environment (CONAMA), representing "The Institute of Law for a Green Planet".^[14]

Publications

In 2006, Andre Lima had his book "Ecological-economic zoning of the Light Environmental Laws"^[15] published. Also, participated in interviews,^[16][17] debates on television,^[18][19][20] organized other publications, and has written several articles^[21] magazines^[22][23][24] and newspapers^{[25][26][27][28][29]} on issues related to public policy, biodiversity, sustainable development, protection and sustainable use of forests, and the right of peoples and indigenous and traditional populations.

References

1. "Alumni Association of the Faculty of Law, USP". Retrieved February 26, 2014.
2. "Socio-Environmental Institute". Retrieved February 26, 2014.
3. "CNCD analyzes FHC Decree on military in indigenous lands". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
4. "9th Edition of the Water Festival on the 3rd Millennium – DF". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
5. "Marina acts not to let the Sustainability Network disappear before even formally exist". Retrieved February 26, 2014.
6. "Ordinance n. 676/2007 – MMA". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
7. "Ordinance n. 395/2007 – MMA". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
8. "Andre Lima: State, society and the private sector are essential to control deforestation". Retrieved February 26, 2014.
9. "Deforestation of the Amazon in 2012 is the lowest in history". Retrieved February 26, 2014.
10. "The end of the Forest Code". Retrieved February 26, 2014.
11. "Seminar proposes creation of Law of the Sea". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
12. "IPAM at COP15: Andre Lima". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
13. "Members of the ISA". Retrieved February 26, 2014.
14. "The Institute of Law for a Green Planet". Retrieved February 26, 2014.
15. "Book: Ecological-economic zoning of the Light Environmental Laws". Retrieved February 26, 2014.
16. ""The great challenge of this century: migrate to a more environmental 'friendly' economy." Special Interview with Andre Lima". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
17. "Climate Change". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
18. "Live: debate on agrarian question, with João Paulo and Marina Silva". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
19. "Seminar Focus – Brazilian Vision: Pathways to Sustainable Agribusiness". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
20. "Debate between Andre Lima and the former Minister of Agriculture, Reynhold Stephanes, about the Forestry Code on the Rural Channel". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
21. "The Atlantic Forest: Legal and Institutional Advances for conservation" (PDF). Retrieved February 27, 2014.
22. "One year of the Forest Code: All been said, nothing done, Andre Lima Article". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
23. "Andre Lima: "Project approved in the House facilitates deforestation"". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
24. "The End of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
25. "New "Forest" Code: an endless novel". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
26. "Rio +20: mere gap or a great opportunity?". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
27. "Economists call for transparency in the discussion of incentives". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
28. "Forest Code: breaking our branch?, article by Andre Lima". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
29. "Ten steps forward, one step back in the Brazilian environmental legislation". Retrieved February 27, 2014.

External links

• Professional page of Andre Lima