Beatriz Granziera and Jason Funk

Speaker Biographies

Beatriz Granziera –Senior Advisor, International Climate Policy, The Nature Conservancy

Beatriz Granziera is a Senior Policy Advisor at The Nature Conservancy, where she leads the organization’s engagement in international climate negotiations, with a particular focus on REDD+ and carbon markets. With more than a decade of experience in environmental policy and international climate strategies, she has played a central role in advancing approaches to sustainable land use and nature-based climate solutions. Granziera has authored several widely used publications, including “Article 6 Explainer,” which helps translate complex policy debates into practical guidance for governments, negotiators, and market actors. Before joining The Nature Conservancy, she served as a Cabinet Advisor at the São Paulo State Environmental Secretariat in Brazil, where she provided strategic guidance on state-level environmental and climate initiatives. She holds an MEM degree in environmental policy from Yale University and an LL.M. in environmental law from the Catholic University of São Paulo.

Jason Funk – Senior Director, Forest Strategy, Conservation International

Jason Funk joined Conservation International in 2022, where he now leads the Jurisdictional REDD+ team. Prior to joining CI, he held various roles related to climate science and advocacy at Carbon 180, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and Environmental Defense Fund, always working at the intersection of land use and climate change. He has consistently focused on ways to incentivize land management activities that can help slow climate change, improve rural development, and shape more sustainable landscapes. He has advocated for sensible land-use policies at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for over 10 years, and he is certified as an expert reviewer for land-use emissions inventories. Dr. Funk earned his Ph.D. in the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources at Stanford University, and he holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Environmental Science from the Ohio State University. He lives near Chicago, Illinois, with his spouse and two children. 

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