João Campos-Silva

João Campos-Silva is a co-founder of Instituto Jura, a National Geographic Explorer, and an ecologist with a broad interest in the conservation of tropical social-ecological systems. Campos-Silva has been working in the Amazon since 2008, focusing on biodiversity conservation, natural resource management, protected areas, and community management of natural resources. He found his professional happiness in trying to understand how to align biodiversity conservation and human well-being, and believes that a sustainable destiny for the Amazon will only be possible if conservation ensures quality of life for local communities.