Board and
Leadership
IPBio is guided by a team of Directors and Advisors who actively promote and support the Institute’s mission to advance biodiversity research, knowledge, conservation, and the dissemination of information about Brazil’s biomes.
Leadership
Sérgio Pompéia
President
Agronomist, graduated from the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture at the University of São Paulo (ESALQ–USP) in 1980. He holds a Master’s and PhD in Sciences, specializing in Botany and Plant Ecology, from the Institute of Biosciences at USP. Founder and President of the Biodiversity Research Institute (IPBio). Since 2000, he has also served as President and Director of CPEA – Environmental Planning, Consulting, and Studies. He is the founder and editor of Editora Neotropica, through which he has published over 10 titles in the fields of biodiversity and Brazilian history. From 1986 to 2000, he worked at CETESB, coordinating projects related to the restoration of the Serra do Mar in Cubatão and territorial planning for the Baixada Santista. Between 1983 and 1986, he was the Director of the Technical Division of Park Conservation and Management at DEPAVE – São Paulo City Hall.
Jayme Serva
Secretary
Jayme Serva is a copywriter and freelance journalist. He is co-director of Editora Neotropica and has worked as a copywriter and creative director at both national and international advertising agencies, including Wunderman, Publicis-Norton, Newcomm Bates (now Y&R), and Leo Burnett. He has contributed to various media outlets, including Pequenas Empresas & Grandes Negócios (Editora Globo), Brasileiros, Morar (Folha de S.Paulo), Meio & Mensagem, Propmark (both focused on the communications market), the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper, and the Rio-based website Blue Bus.
Ione Novoa Jezler
Treasurer
She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and a postgraduate degree in Environmental Management and Energy Sector Business from the University of São Paulo (USP). She has extensive experience in environmental licensing at the federal, state, and municipal levels. Her background includes projects in energy transmission and distribution; thermoelectric, hydroelectric, and small hydro plants (PCHs); expansion and improvement of highway systems; urban road infrastructure; residential developments; restoration of urban centers and historical heritage; port dredging; resettlement plans; urban and housing projects; environmental management plans and audits; sanitation; and watershed management. She also serves as a consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in environmental project evaluation.
Fernando Rios
Board Member
Fernando Rios is a journalist, consultant, and integrated organizational communications advisor, specializing in community relations and environmental issues. He works as a content writer for digital media, graphic designer, poet, and visual artist. He has also written, edited, and formatted a wide range of books, periodicals, and websites.
Geraldo Eysink
Board Member
Salvador Felis
Board Member
Salvador is a veterinarian who graduated 30 years ago from UNESP – Jaboticabal, and has run his own clinic for the past 28 years. With extensive experience in clinical and surgical veterinary practice, Salvador has participated in various courses and professional activities in Argentina and Spain. He currently volunteers in the care of rescued wild animals at the Mata Ciliar NGO, based in Jundiaí, São Paulo.
Alternate Member
Rubens Mendonça
Board Member
A forestry engineer, he served as Head of the Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station (1981–1988) under Brazil’s Special Secretariat for the Environment (SEMA). He was State Technical Coordinator for IBAMA in São Paulo (1993–2000), Guest Lecturer at the Department of Forest Sciences at ESALQ/USP (2003–2004), and Coordinator of the Forest Management Project in the Xikrin do Cateté Indigenous Land for the Socio-Environmental Institute (ISA) (2001–2002). He also served as Coordinator of Forest Regulations at IBAMA’s Forestry Directorate (2005–2006), and is currently the Coordinator for the Designation of Public Forests at the Brazilian Forest Service (2009–present). As an environmentalist, he was a founding member of Movimento Pró-Juréia, SOS Mata Atlântica, the Socio-Environmental Institute (ISA), and IMAFLORA. At IMAFLORA, he was a Board Member (1995–2005) and Chairman of the Board of Directors (1995–1999).
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