Aline Soterroni

Research fellow

e: aline.soterroni@biology.ox.ac.uk

Affiliations

Department of Biology, University of Oxford
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
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Interests and expertise

I am a Research Fellow at the Nature-based Solutions (NbSI) and Oxford Net Zero (ONZ) Initiatives. My research interests focus on scenarios modelling for environmental and climate policy evaluation, with a particular emphasis on Brazil. I have experience using regional economic land-use models to provide quantitative science-based results to Brazilian stakeholders and policymakers. As part of the NbSI and ONZ, I am interested in understanding the synergies and trade-offs between net zero policies and biodiversity conservation, including the role of Nature-based Solutions in climate mitigation efforts. I am also interested in evaluating policies regarding ecosystem protection connected to forest-risk supply chain agreements.

I previously advised Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation on generating technical inputs that can be used to update the country’s NDC and the net zero plan, from September 2023 to September 2024. I was also part of the team of researchers working on the development of SINAPSE 2.0, a scenarios modelling platform for climate and environmental policy evaluation in Brazil.

Background

My background is Mathematics and I have a Master and a PhD in Applied Computing from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research on unconstrained global optimization. I am an environmental scientist by training with experience in regional economic land use modeling for quantitative policy evaluation.

Media

Events

  • ONZ Webinar: Assessing the potential impact of the EU deforestation regulation in Brazil – ONZ webinar
  • ONZ Webinar: Net zero pathways for Brazil
  • NbS Conference: The role of NbS in Brazil’s net zero pathways

Articles

Interviews

Associated Projects

Yellow and black tropical bird

Synergies and trade-offs between net zero policies and biodiversity conservation in Brazil

This project develops and deploys economic landuse modelling to understand the synergies and trade-offs between net zero policies and biodiversity conservation, including the role of nature-based solutions, in climate mitigation efforts, with a particular focus on Brazil. The project also seeks to understand the impacts on ecosystems of different trade policies and supply chain agreements.

NbS and biodiversityNbS for climate change mitigation

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Scaling-up nature-based solutions in the UK

An 18 month research ‘Sprint’ - part of the Agile Initiative at the Oxford Martin School - worked with stakeholders to identify and tackle key cultural, scientific and governance barriers to the implementation of high-quality NbS in the UK

NbS and biodiversityNbS for climate change adaptationSocial dimensions of NbS

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