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Tom is the Executive Director of the Treesistance. His various business enterprises have an ethical core and he has developed an ecosystem which connects the corporate world with philanthropy and collaborative action. He founded the Sinchi Foundation in 2016 to act as an ally to Indigenous peoples and has partnered with communities across 6 continents.
Dr. Tim Boekhout van Solinge is a criminologist specialised in forest and wildlife crime, illegal markets, and rule of law. He is a UN consultant and a research fellow at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and UFOPA University in Brazil. Tim has been active in the Brazilian Amazon since 2003 and is Head of Forest Crime Prevention for the Treesistance.
Dadá Borarí is a celebrated Indigenous leader of the Amazon. He is the chief of the Maró Indigenous territory (420km2) and is regarded as one of the most important leaders in the region. In 2021, he was featured in the film the Letter, in which he was selected as the representative of the Amazon and Indigenous people to travel and meet the pope in the Vatican (viewed 8m+ times). He is the Head of the Forest Guardian program for the Treesistance and leads the training in different territories.
Margareth Maytapu is from Aldeia de Pinhel-Aveiro-PA, Território Escrivão. She is the current coordinator of CITA. Mother and Artisan, I am part of the group of women who produce coconut oil in Pinhel. I study literature at the University of Uberaba- MG. university of West Para.
Jesse has a background in filmmaking, journalism and advertising. Jesse has found her calling in community organizing and creating the space for individuals to thrive. Jesse joined The Sinchi Foundation in 2020 and has since been involved in the strategic and creative development as well as the management of operations of the foundation and its projects. As Head of Operations of Treesistance she is responsible for the different activities to run smoothly together and the overall effectiveness of the organization.
Raquel is from the Kumaruara Territory, Suruacá River Tapajós village, mother, artisan and student at the Federal University of Western Pará, Musician, I am part of the Collective of Indigenous Women As Karuana, which is made up of women from different peoples in the region of Baixo Tapajós and Secretary of the Tapajós Arapiuns indigenous council (CITA).
Jimmy is an Art Director at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam from the backwaters of Kerala. His main interest area is applying the powerful language of Advertising and design to amplify the voice of organizations and movements that matter.
Viviane Denise Lopes Corrêa known as Viviane Borari. She is of the Borari people of Alter do Chão. Viviane is a cultural producer, director, photographer and musician. Active in socio-environmental and cultural projects. In addition to being the creator and owner of Apoena Audiovisual (@apoenafotos), she is a member of the collective of Indigenous women As Karuana (@As_Kauana) which is made up of different ethnic groups from the Baixo Tapajós region of western Pará who work through socio-cultural actions and environmental protection of rivers, forests and Indigenous rights.
Lucas Tupinambá is Vice Coordinator of CITA and part of the Indigenous Leadership of the Tupinambá People, TI Tupinambá of the Lower Tapajós. He also studied Public Management Academic at the Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA).
Anja is an organizational developer, currently working for the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security. With her background in MarCom and HR, she supports the team in optimizing project management, internal processes and collaboration.
After working in companies where the wellbeing of the planet was not a high priority, she realized that she needed to change her own priorities. Now she only dedicates her time to organizations that make it their mission to have a positive social and/or environmental impact.”
Elli supports Treesistance alongside her work as a clinical psychologist. She always was fascinated by the Amazon rainforest and wants to play a part in the fight against climate change, criminal injustice, and deforestation. She believes in collective activism and human connections and that if everyone plays a small part in fighting for the protection of our planet and its wide diversity, collectively, we can achieve much more than we can individually.
Gustavo Gomes is a Brazilian urban planner and architect, a former technical advisor on urban occupations in Belo Horizonte and an elected member of the municipal participatory council of the city of Sao Paulo.
An expatriate in the Netherlands, he seeks to understand the economic, political and social relations between these two territories, and to cooperate in order to establish relations that favour sustainable development. He navigates between design and political science in an effort to understand the possibilities of information for access to citizenship.
Danny is from the Nova Pedreira village, T.I Papa Terra, artist, Anthropology student at the Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA). I am treasurer of the Tapajós Arapiuns Indigenous Council (CITA.)
Elizabeth Hirschegger contributes to amplify the voices of the forests and her guardians through content editing and translations.
Born at the base of the Andes Mountains in Mendoza and raised in the Netherlands. With a background in Sociology of Rural Development, Elizabeth has explored the Americas appreciating its breathtaking nature and fascinating cultures while dedicating herself to sustainable community development projects. The Amazon holds a special place in her heart and Elizabeth is grateful to find herself in a movement that acts upon the most vital calling of our time—defending the life, knowledge, wisdom and wonders that find shelter in our forests and is essential for our thriving and survival.
Niek is a conservationist in theory and practice with an academic background in ecology, specialising in nature and wildlife conservation, which he combined with his interest in entrepreneurship. He has been involved in strategic development and matchmaking of partnerships as a link between the corporate and natural world.
Wallacy Barreto is an entrepreneur focused on sustainability initiatives and has worked on socio-environmental projects since 2014 with a focus on community development initiatives in the Amazon. He is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and is currently studying Rights, Inequalities and Climate Governance at the Federal University of Bahia.
Wallacy is responsible for project managing the TreeGreen Fund and local coordination of activities alongside CITA.
Marco van der Ree is a strategic and innovative executive leader and social entrepreneur with 25+ years of global sustainable development experience. His career started in Brazil (1996) with a local NGO, followed by 17 years with the United Nations, and 8 years in leadership roles with Climate-KIC, GRI, TNC, and Conexsus or through Brokering Solidarity in consulting/advisory roles and multiple board positions with climate startups and NGOs. He holds a Masters in International Relations from the University of Amsterdam with a focus on international environmental/biodiversity policy (1995).
Marco is a member of the Treesistance Advisory Board.
Matt is an angel investor and conservationist with 10+ years of experience supporting grassroots organisations and Indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon. Recently he helped kickstart two non-profits, the Javari Project and the Amazon Investor Coalition. In parallel, since 2018 he’s invested in multiple funds and businesses protecting and restoring nature.
Matt is a member of the Treesistance Advisory Board.
Salmaan is a board member of TEDxAmsterdam and works as a facilitator consultant on people, culture, and diversity. As a moderator, he helps design and host events; as a speaker, he give talks on Transforming Frustrations and increasing action around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, the Art of Facilitation and Storytelling.
Salmaan is a strategic adviser and helps facilitates our events and team programming.
Former creative director at Wieden+Kennedy, Alvaro Sotomayor tries to inspire companies to become more meaningful. As an artist his views are similar: he collaborated with Banksy to raise funds for children.
Alvaro is creative adviser to Treesistance.
in Palestine and protested against bullfighting with his ever-evolving paintings of bulls.
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