Rachel Biderman

Rachel Biderman

Rachel is the director for World Resources Institute Brasil. In her current role, she worked to launch WRI Brasil as a nationally recognized NGO in 2014, raising funds, recruiting a team of six professional, creating an internationally recognized board, and establishing WRI Brasil’s four programs: climate change, sustainable cities, forests and sustainable finance. Rachel is considered a key mover and shaker in climate change throughout Brazil.

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Opinion: Land ruling threatens Brazil’s indigenous peoples ― and its climate commitments

Opinion: Land ruling threatens Brazil’s indigenous peoples ― and its climate commitments

over 8 years ago // Focus On: Land Matters

By protecting the forests of Amazonia, indigenous peoples in Brazil have the power to help reduce the impact of climate change across the whole world. But a new legal act is now threatening their rights, their lands and our planet's future.