# 2026 Lemann Dialogue: Six Biomes, Multiple Realities, One Country ![2026 Lemann Dialogue: Six Biomes, Multiple Realities, One Country](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_28_10__1920x685/public/2025-12/Website%20Hero-4.png?itok=phub4R3Z) ## **2026 Lemann Dialogue: Six Biomes, Multiple Realities, One Country** **April 2–3, 2026** **CGIS South | 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA** **Harvard University** Join us for the Tenth Annual Lemann Dialogue, a two-day panel series dedicated to exploring the complex socio-environmental challenges and opportunities facing Brazil's six biomes: the Amazon, Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Caatinga, Pantanal, and Pampa. We will delve into the delicate balance between conservation, regeneration, and human as well as economic development specific to each biome, featuring interdisciplinary discussions from diverse experts. *This event is free and open to the public.* [**RSVP Here**](https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3wNc9BpNqvTIuF0) ## Featured Speakers: Amazon ### Marcia Castro Amazon Andelot Professor of Demography; Chair, Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ![Marcia Castro](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Marcia%20Castro%20%281%29.png?h=b39b462e&itok=FWm1XHr2) ### Vanda Witoto Amazon Executive Director, Instituto Witoto ![Vanda Witoto - Jardiel Carvalho _Folhapress](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Vanda%20Witoto%20-%20Jardiel%20Carvalho%20_Folhapress.jpg?h=92d04f45&itok=Py6vat_6) ## Featured Speakers: Cerrado ### Mercedes Bustamante Cerrado Full Professor, University of Brasília ![Mercedes Bustamante](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Mercedes%20Bustamante.jpeg?h=0d1a429e&itok=R8a82HYh) ### Ryan Nehring Cerrado Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute ![Ryan Nehring](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-02/Ryan_Nehring.jpg?h=8c3ee8af&itok=9-pgFvci) ### Sandro Dutra e Silva Cerrado Associate Professor, State University of Goiás; Full professor, Evangelical University of Goiás ![Sandro Dutra e Silva](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Sandro%20Dutra%20e%20Silva.jpg?h=5bd784a2&itok=vMiNx68B) arrow\_back arrow\_forward ## Featured Speakers: Pantanal ### Carlos Padovani Pantanal Researcher, Embrapa Pantanal ![Carlos Padovani](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/IMG_5396.png?h=10be0d76&itok=6ewX_fJa) ### Gilson Barros Pantanal Agricultural Engineer ![Gilson Barros](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Gilson%20Barros.jpeg?h=59b8b3c6&itok=rF-ulHec) ### Teresa Bracher Pantanal Environmental Philanthropist ![Teresa Bracher](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Teresa%20Bracher.jpg?h=4ace3bd2&itok=XUNy8c5y) ## Featured Speakers: Mata Atlântica ### Fabio Scarano Mata Atlântica Professor of Ecology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ![Fabio Scarano](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Fabio%20Scarano.jpg?itok=8yrzR9e2) ### José Augusto Padua Mata Atlântica Professor of Brazilian Environmental History, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ![Jose Augusto Padua](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Jose%20Augusto%20Padua.jpg?h=0c85444a&itok=T-nlH9pN) ### Marcelo Medeiros Mata Atlântica Salata Climate Action Fellow, The Salata Institute for Climate Change and Sustainability ![Marcelo Medeiros](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Marcelo%20Medeiros.jpg?h=a6eda5bf&itok=Sj4PMkqo) ### Renata Piazzon Mata Atlântica CEO, Instituto Arapyaú ![Renata Piazzon ](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Renata%20Piazzon%20foto.jpg?h=90b27d70&itok=qdPt-54k) arrow\_back arrow\_forward ## Featured Speakers: Caatinga ### Kenia Rios Caatinga History Professor, Federal University of Ceará ![Kenia Rios](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Kenia%20Rios.jpg?h=1ec84a76&itok=mDo_X8Jb) ### Marcelo Leite Caatinga Journalist, Folha de São Paulo, Nieman Fellow at Harvard University (1998) and Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan (2012) ![Marcelo Leite](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Marcelo%20Leite.jpeg?h=68b0e3d3&itok=zmoubFIn) ### Washington Franca-Rocha Caatinga Full Professor, State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS) ![Washington Franca Rocha](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Washington%20Franca%20Rocha.jpg?h=317b5175&itok=LbZpMj0M) ## More information [ Day 1 Agenda and Registration arrow\_circle\_right ](https://prod-drclas2.drupalsites.harvard.edu/event/2026-lemann-dialogue-six-biomes-multiple-realities-one-country-day-1) [ Day 2 Agenda and Registration arrow\_circle\_right ](https://www.drclas.harvard.edu/event/2026-lemann-dialogue-six-biomes-multiple-realities-one-country-day-2) --- ### **About the Lemann Dialogue** The Lemann Dialogue is an annual conference on Brazil collaboratively organized between Harvard, Columbia, Stanford, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, each home to centers supported by Jorge Paulo Lemann and the Lemann Foundation. The specific conference themes vary each year, but generally focus on contemporary social, economic, and political challenges in Brazil. By centering our discussion on Brazil´s six biomes, we aim to expand awareness beyond the often-dominant focus on the Amazon, and encourage new, cross-disciplinary research collaborations and connections. ![Partners Logos](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/2025-12/Lemann%20Dialogue%20-%20Email%20Banner%20%285%29.png?itok=EAf13BkZ)