Leonardo Barbosa

Leonardo Barbosa is a Data Science Analyst at WRI Brasil. He collaborates with data analysis for projects focused on forest and landscape restoration, land use, and agriculture. 

Before joining to WRI, he worked as intern for the Municipal Secretariat for Environment of São Paulo City Hall, where he supported the Environmental Planning Coordination. He was also a geoprocessing and remote sensing lab monitor at Federal University of ABC. 

Leonardo holds bachelor’s degrees in Territorial Planning and in Sciences and Humanities, both from Federal University of ABC. 

Related work

Research

Natural Infrastructure for Water in Campinas (SP) and Region

Natural infrastructure can be a vital addition to water systems. They can make these systems more resilient, effective, and cost-effective to maintain. With the right data, decision-makers can develop informed strategies for how to integrate natural infrastructure into their water systems.  This report explores the costs and benefits of natural infrastructure in the Metropolitan Region…

Research

Natural Infrastructure for Water in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte

Natural infrastructure offers many opportunities to improve water quality and create other benefits for metropolitan areas. Cities4Forests has developed a methodology to help cities identify investment opportunities for natural infrastructure that will benefit their utilities and residents.  The study focuses on identifying the best uses of ecosystem services to avoid sedimentation and its impacts on…