Marcela Amorim is a Junior Research Analyst at WRI Brasil. She is part of the Forests, Land Use, and Agriculture Program team, working on the Amazon front with a focus on restoration. Her work includes data collection and analysis for various team projects.

Previously, Marcela worked as a Forest Restoration Intern at WRI Brasil for one year, focusing on environmental recovery initiatives, and later as a Projects and Research Intern for another year, contributing to data analysis and systematization for different program areas. Additionally, she was a fellow in the Environmental Education Project of the Campos Basin, where she worked on mobilizing local communities to promote participation and social control in the development of public policies.

Marcela holds a degree in Socioenvironmental Sciences from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) and a Technical degree in Environmental Science from the Instituto Federal Fluminense. She has also participated in courses such as Concepts in Biodiversity, Water Law, Climate Change and Climate Risk Management, Environmental Education, Agroecology, and Geoprocessing, enhancing her work as a Socioenvironmental Scientist in addressing current environmental challenges.