Clarissa Gandour

About the writer

Doutora em Economia pela PUC-Rio e especialista em políticas públicas para conservação ambiental na Amazônia, sua pesquisa foca na avaliação de impacto de esforços de proteção florestal. E-mail: clarissa.gandour@gmail.com

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Opinion June 27, 2023

Reality check

The Amazon suffers in a divided country.
By Clarissa Gandour
Evidence-based decision-making" alt="
Opinion May 16, 2023

Evidence-based decision-making

Brazil is looking at an open window of opportunity for adopting practices that are instrumental for strengthening public policy in the Amazon.
By Clarissa Gandour and Amanda Schutze
Cultural gap" alt="
Opinion April 11, 2023

Cultural gap

We must incorporate Amazonian cultures, in their full diversity and free of prejudices, in the conversation about the Amazon.
By Clarissa Gandour
The building blocks of public policy" alt="
Opinion March 14, 2023

The building blocks of public policy

Robust, reliable, and transparent official data are critical inputs for effective public policy.
By Clarissa Gandour
The Amazon Fund returns" alt="
Opinion February 7, 2023

The Amazon Fund returns

The fund’s resources are currently needed to recover policy for forest protection. In the long run, they should be used to support innovative measures for sustainable development.
By Clarissa Gandour
Governments must prioritize" alt="
Opinion January 3, 2023

Governments must prioritize

Strategic coordination across federal and state governments is needed to quickly move towards zero deforestation.
By Clarissa Gandour and João Mourão
The standing forest is not intact" alt="
Opinion December 6, 2022

The standing forest is not intact

Forest protection must go beyond combating deforestation. It is critical to understand, report, and fight forest degradation in the Amazon.
By Clarissa Gandour
The turning of the tide in Brazil" alt="
Opinion November 8, 2022

The turning of the tide in Brazil

Newly elected federal government signals commitment to zero deforestation and sustainable development in the Brazilian Amazon. Its participation in COP27 can draw great attention to this.
By Clarissa Gandour
The power of public policy to protect the Amazon" alt="
Opinion September 30, 2022

The power of public policy to protect the Amazon

Policies are the main tool in the fight against the destruction of the Amazon. If it wants to, Brazil knows how to use them well.
By Clarissa Gandour
A realistic understanding of the Amazon" alt="
Opinion August 26, 2022

A realistic understanding of the Amazon

The reality of the Amazon is far more nuanced than those of us who are not there can imagine. This must change.
By Clarissa Gandour

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