Programa

Day # 1 — 26th May 2026 | IFEs-Brasil

Date: May 26th

Time: 09:00h - 18:00h (Time zone: GMT-3, Brazilian Time)

Format: On-site

MORNING SESSION

09:00h - 09:30h | Public event registration 

09:30h - 10:30h | Opening plenary session

Speakers:

- IFES representative

- Rodrigo Varejão - FAPES President

- Tiago Santos Pereira - CES Scientific Director

- Luciane Lucas dos Santos - PI of the COmCHA Consortium

- UFES representative

10:30h – 10:35h | Presentation of the symposium programme

Speaker:

- Leonardo Bis (IFES, Professor and COmCHA's research partner)

10:35h - 11:15h | Open Plenary Session 2

Speakers:

- Tiago Freitas (Former policy officer at DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, responsible for NBS R&I programming) - Dialogue EU-AL: scientific contributions

- Luciane Lucas dos Santos ((CES, COMCHA's PI) - EU-Brazil NbS and biodiversity opportunities

- Beatriz Caitana (CES, COMCHA's co-PI) - Overview of the COmCHA Project

Moderator: Jorge Junior (UFES)

11:15h – 12:15h | Open plenary session 3: scientific panel

Speakers:

- Gyula Nagy (USZ) - NBS for Transformative Change

- Elena Tarsi (UNIFI) - Co-production of Knowledge for NbS

- David João Horta Lopes (GBA/UAç, Sintropico) - Translation, Network, and

opportunities for NbS

- Marcelo Träsel (UFRGS) Opportunities for NbS Scientific dissemination and amplification

Moderator: Jorge Junior (UFES)

12:15h – 12:55h | Q&A and Open discussion with the audience

Moderator: Jorge Junior (UFES)

12:55h – 14:20h | Networking & lunch break

AFTERNOON SESSION

14:20h - 15:20h  | Local Case Study Showcase (Part I)

Presentations of selected projects by local community-based collectives under the theme "NbS in the outskirts of Greater Vitória".

Speakers:

- Fernando Martins (Tour no Morro - Hillside Tour)

- Cosme dos Santos (Circuito Verde - Jaburu Green Circuit)

- Jardel Silva dos Santos (Cidade para todos - City for Everyone)

Moderator: Leonardo Bis (IFES)

15:20h – 15:35h | Q&A and Open discussion with the audience

Moderator: Leonardo Bis (IFES)

15:40h – 16:10h | Networking and coffee break

16:15h – 17:15h | Local case study showcase (Part II)

Continuation of the presentations by local community-based collectives on "NbS in the outskirts of Greater Vitória".

Speakers:

- Lia de Oliveira (Minas da Quebrada - Girls from the Slum)

- Drica Coelho (Cultura Bethânia - Bethânia Culture)

- Jamilda Bento (Paneleiras - Traditional Clay Pot Makers)

Moderator: Leonardo Bis (IFES)

17:15h - 17:45h | Closing session & wrap-up

Speakers:

- Leonardo Bis (IFES)

- Jorge Junior (UFES)