Thais' work within the FAO is focused on governance and the economy of sustainable forest management. Prior to this she worked at The Brazilian Forest Service and then became the Director of Climate Change at the Brazilian Environment Department. She was also Brazil's climate negotiator in the UNFCCC negotiations, where she played an important role in the development of the REDD system (on deforestation and forest degradation) which aims to prevent deforestation of tropical forests.
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