Rafael Feltran-Barbieri

Senior Economist, WRI Brasil

Rafael Feltran-Barbieri works in the Forest and Climate teams at WRI Brasil as Senior Economist, leading econometric analyzes based on Agricultural Economics and the Environment. Currently Rafael is involved in Landscape Restoration, Natural Infrastructure and New Climate Economy projects.

He holds degrees in Economics and Biology, and post-doctorates in Econometrics at FEA-USP and IE-Unicamp.

Climate

Ending Deforestation in the Amazon Can Grow Brazil’s GDP — but That’s Not the Only Reason to Do It
Insights June 19, 2023
Freshwater

How Forest Restoration Can Save Water Supply Companies $26 Million in Espírito Santo, Brazil
Insights October 7, 2021
4 Ways Farmers Can Adapt to Climate Change and Generate Income
Insights December 5, 2019
Forests

Restoring Rio de Janeiro’s Forests Could Save $79 Million in Water Treatment Costs
Insights December 18, 2018
Help for São Paulo’s Complex Water Woes: Protect and Restore Forests
Insights September 25, 2018
Forests Will Protect Brazil, but Only If Brazil Protects Them
Insights March 19, 2018
Forests

The Amazon's Important, but Southeast Brazil's Water Companies Need to Watch Forests Closer to Home
Insights December 12, 2017

Forests

New Economy for the Brazilian Amazon
Research June 17, 2023
Climate

Bioeconomy for the Amazon: Concepts, Limits and Trends for a Proper Definition of the Tropical Forest Biome
Research June 20, 2022
Forest and Landscape Restoration

Repurposing Agricultural Subsidies to Restore Degraded Farmland and Grow Rural Prosperity
Research August 25, 2021
Forests

Green-Gray Assessment: How to Assess the Costs and Benefits of Green Infrastructure for Water Supply Systems
Research August 26, 2019
Natural Infrastructure in São Paulo’s Water System
Research September 25, 2018

"Degraded pastures in Brazil: improving livestock production and forest restoration"

By Feltran-Barbieri Rafael, Féres José Gustavo
"Royal Society Open Science" 8 (2021): 201854 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.201854
"Economic drivers of deforestation in the Brazilian Legal Amazon"

By Haddad Eduardo A., Araújo Inácio F., Feltran-Barbieri Rafael, Perobelli Fernando S., Rocha Ademir, Sass Karina S., Nobre Carlos A.
"Nature Sustainability" (2024): DOI: 10.1038/s41893-024-01387-7
"Achieving cost‐effective landscape‐scale forest restoration through targeted natural regeneration"

By Crouzeilles Renato, Beyer Hawthorne L., Monteiro Lara M., Feltran-Barbieri Rafael, Pessôa Ana C. M., Barros Felipe S. M., Lindenmayer David B., Lino Eric D. S. M., Grelle Carlos E. V., Chazdon Robin L., Matsumoto Marcelo, Rosa Marcos, Latawiec Agnieszka E., Strassburg Bernardo B. N.
"Conservation Letters" 13 (2020): e12709 DOI: 10.1111/conl.12709
"Seed Networks for Upscaling Forest Landscape Restoration: Is It Possible to Expand Native Plant Sources in Brazil?"

By Feltran-Barbieri Rafael, Urzedo Danilo I., Piña-Rodrigues Fatima C. M., Junqueira Rodrigo G. P., Fisher Robert
"Forests" 11 (2020): 259 DOI: 10.3390/f11030259
"Characterising the spatial distribution of opportunities and constraints for land sparing in Brazil"

By Dos Santos Juliana Silveira, Feltran-Barbieri Rafael, Fonte Ellen S., Balmford Andrew, Maioli Veronica, Latawiec Agnieszka, Strassburg Bernardo B. N., Phalan Benjamin T.
"Scientific Reports" 10 (2020): 1946 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58770-5
"Economic Impacts of Payments for Environmental Services on Livelihoods of Agro-extractivist Communities in the Brazilian Amazon"

By Alves-Pinto Helena Nery, Hawes Joseph E., Newton Peter, Feltran-Barbieri Rafael, Peres Carlos A.
"Ecological Economics" 152 (2018): 378-388 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.05.016
"Hard times for the Brazilian environment"

By Feltran-Barbieri Rafael, Crouzeilles Renato, Ferreira Mariana, Strassburg Bernardo
"Nature Ecology & Evolution" 1 (2017): 1213 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0303-7
"Improving land management in Brazil: A perspective from producers"

By Latawiec Agnieszka E., Strassburg Bernardo B.N., Silva Daniel, Alves-Pinto Helena Nery, Feltran-Barbieri Rafael, Castro Ana, Iribarrem Alvaro, Rangel Márcio Cordeiro, Kalif Kemel Amin B., Gardner Toby, Beduschi Francisco
"Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment" 240 (2017): 276-286 DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2017.01.043
"Moment of truth for the Cerrado hotspot"

By Strassburg Bernardo B. N., Brooks Thomas, Feltran-Barbieri Rafael, Iribarrem Alvaro, Crouzeilles Renato, Loyola Rafael, Latawiec Agnieszka E., Oliveira Filho Francisco J. B., Scaramuzza Carlos A. De M., Scarano Fabio R., Soares-Filho Britaldo, Balmford Andrew
"Nature Ecology & Evolution" 1 (2017): 0099 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0099

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Rafael Feltran-Barbieri

Insights

Ending Deforestation in the Amazon Can Grow Brazil’s GDP — but That’s Not the Only Reason to Do It

How Forest Restoration Can Save Water Supply Companies $26 Million in Espírito Santo, Brazil

4 Ways Farmers Can Adapt to Climate Change and Generate Income

Restoring Rio de Janeiro’s Forests Could Save $79 Million in Water Treatment Costs

Help for São Paulo’s Complex Water Woes: Protect and Restore Forests

Forests Will Protect Brazil, but Only If Brazil Protects Them

The Amazon's Important, but Southeast Brazil's Water Companies Need to Watch Forests Closer to Home

Research

New Economy for the Brazilian Amazon

Bioeconomy for the Amazon: Concepts, Limits and Trends for a Proper Definition of the Tropical Forest Biome

Repurposing Agricultural Subsidies to Restore Degraded Farmland and Grow Rural Prosperity

Green-Gray Assessment: How to Assess the Costs and Benefits of Green Infrastructure for Water Supply Systems

Natural Infrastructure in São Paulo’s Water System

External Publications

"Degraded pastures in Brazil: improving livestock production and forest restoration"

"Economic drivers of deforestation in the Brazilian Legal Amazon"

"Achieving cost‐effective landscape‐scale forest restoration through targeted natural regeneration"

"Seed Networks for Upscaling Forest Landscape Restoration: Is It Possible to Expand Native Plant Sources in Brazil?"

"Characterising the spatial distribution of opportunities and constraints for land sparing in Brazil"

"Economic Impacts of Payments for Environmental Services on Livelihoods of Agro-extractivist Communities in the Brazilian Amazon"

"Hard times for the Brazilian environment"

"Improving land management in Brazil: A perspective from producers"

"Moment of truth for the Cerrado hotspot"

Projects

Global Restoration Initiative

Cities4Forests

Assisted Natural Regeneration Alliance

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