Former Team Members
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

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
2021 − 2022
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