Patricia Chaves de Oliveira

Agronomist, master’s in plant Physiology and PhD in Agrarian Sciences. She is a full Professor at Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA). In the last 26 year has developed research in Plant Ecophysiology, Ethnobotany, Bioeconomy and Empowerment of traditional communities in the Amazon. She is professor at Institute of Biodiversity and Forests and at Graduate Program in Natural Resources of the Amazon. In recent decades, she has coordinated projects for local and regional development in the Pan Amazon under the funding of Organization for the Treaty on Amazon Cooperation (OTCA), Global Environment Facilities (GEF), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the Ministry of Regional Development, the Ministry of Agrarian Development, CNPq and FAPESPA.