Michelle Sampaio

Associate Professor at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Biologist, Master's and PhD in Ecology. Associate Professor at UNIRIO, where she coordinates the Sustainable Actions Laboratory (Laços) - focused on dialogue to build sustainability, education and social innovation. In her work as a researcher and consultant, she addresses issues such as the Planetary Boundaries, decolonial knowledge, land use, food systems and nature-based solutions, using dialogue as a catalyst and enhancer of transformations towards sustainability. She is a member of the Stewardship Council of World Café, a dialogue methodology that accesses the collective intelligence of groups. She believes in transformations through the power of collective.