Julio Alves is a Senior Sustainable Food Systems Analyst in the Forests and Land Use Program at WRI Brasil. He provides technical and scientific expertise for projects that advance sustainable production systems, strengthen family farming, and promote forest landscape restoration. His work focuses on integrating these themes to address climate adaptation, enhance food security, and ensure equitable land-use transitions.

Julio holds a B.S. in Geography from São Paulo State University and is a master's candidate in Sustainable Development and Extension at the Federal University of Lavras.