Maria Vizeu Pinheiro

Maria Vizeu-Pinheiro is a lawyer specialized in environmental and natural resources issues. Over the last 5 years, she worked at the Environment Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Maria worked on the analysis of environmental policies, governance and regulatory frameworks for multiple IDB's sustainability operations. She led and coordinated the design of a new tool for the assessment of the Environmental Governance and rule of law in ten countries in Latin American and the Caribbean. Also, she participated in the elaboration of the last two Environmental Sector Frameworks. Before joining the IDB, Maria worked as a water and environmental lawyer in “Canal de Isabel II”, a leading company in the water sector in Spain. She also collaborated with the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture of Spain in Washington, DC. Maria is the founder of the environmental NGO Environment for Inclusion that works in Africa and Latin America, which received the "100 projects pour le climat" award from the French government. María has a degree in law from the Complutense University of Madrid, and an LL.M in international law specializing in Environment and Energy from Georgetown University Law Center.