Apesar de abrigar mais de 14.000 espécies de plantas conhecidas¹, a biodiversidade da Amazônia permanece significativamente subutilizada nos mercados comerciais. Pesquisas mostram que apenas cerca de 30 espécies alimentícias nativas da Amazônia aparecem regularmente nos mercados² e, das 1.097 espécies de plantas alimentícias nativas identificadas no Brasil, apenas 5% alcançaram … [Read more...] about Impulsionando a Bioeconomia da Amazônia por meio da Gastronomia e Sistemas Alimentares Resilientes
Veronica Galmez
Veronica Galmez is the Sector Lead Specialist in IDB’s Amazon Coordination Unit. Previously, Veronica served as Deputy Director of the Green Climate Fund’s division of public sector programmes covering multiple sectors for a resilient and low emissions development. Prior to her deputy role, she led the ecosystems portfolio at GCF, mobilizing climate finance for nature conservation. Prior to her roles at GCF, she worked at Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation implementing the climate change and natural resources agenda in Andean and Amazonian countries. Ms. Galmez is a Peruvian forestry engineer from La Molina University and holds a master’s degree in tropical environmental science at the University of Turku, Finland. She also holds a postgraduate certificate in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge.