Thais Moreno Soares
Thematic Area Environment and Society
Department of Environmental Politics
Working Group Behaviour
Working Group Land Use, Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity
Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research − UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
thais.moreno-soares@ufz.de
Research Interests
- Conservation Psychology
- Sustainability transformations
- Community conservation
- Environmental values and pro-environmental behaviour
- Policy instruments for biodiversity conservation and sustainable land use
Curriculum Vitae
since 2021
Researcher, UFZ
2020 − 2021
Research Assistant, UFZ
2021
Researcher, Global research advisory committee, Outward Bound International
2019 − 2021
Freelancer researcher, Economist Intelligence Unit, Leipzig, Germany
2019
Project Analyst, Sustainable raw materials, sustainable cotton and circular fashion programs, C&A Foundation – São Paulo, Brazil
2018 − 2019
Consultant, FGV Projetos FGV EAESP – São Paulo, Brazil
2017 − 2018
Researcher, Centre for Sustainability Studies FGV EAESP – São Paulo, Brazil
2016 − 2017
M.Sc. Sustainability Sciences, Schumacher College, Totnes, United Kingdom
2013 − 2015
Sustainability Intelligence Analyst, Suzano Pulp and Paper – São Paulo, Brazil
2013
Project Assistant, Ecofuturo Institute – São Paulo, Brazil
2008 − 2015
Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-SP), São Paulo, Brazil
Current Projects
The Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) for biodiversity conservation behaviour and policy
EbA Agri Latin America − Implementation and Financing of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) by the Food and Agriculture Sector to reduce climate risk and environmental impacts in Latin America