Eduardo Saad-Diniz

Eduardo Saad-Diniz is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies, and a former Professor at Ribeirão Preto Law School and in Latin American Studies at University of São Paulo (USP - Ribeirão Preto campus), Brazil. He holds a Habilitation in Criminology and a PhD in Criminal Law (USP). His research focuses on climate/environmental justice, with particular attention to the social control of deforestation, environmental victimization, organized environmental crime, and the legal and policy dimensions of climate finance and peacebuilding strategies in the Amazon Rainforest. He has experience in policy-oriented projects in Latin America and Africa, and collaborates with field-based initiatives in Manaus that integrate land regularization, public health, community safety, and climate governance, including the Manaus Green Belt Project and the ARC Foundation (Amazonia Research & Development Center).