Dr Camila Silva
Remote Sensing Scientist
Dr Camila Silva's interests
Nature-Based Solutions
Blue Carbon
Forestry
Biodiversity
Biomass sampling
Carbon mapping
Conservation science
Field scientist
Fire dynamics
Forest carbon
Geospatial sciences
GIS
LiDAR
Plant sciences
Remote sensing
Satellite imagery
Dr Camila Silva is a forest engineer specialised in forest carbon stocks. She applies ground observations and remote sensing data to her research, with particular focus on risk assessment of over-crediting and permanence of carbon projects. Her dissertation research quantified the long-term carbon emissions from forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon.
Camila leads the SEEG FIRE project from the Climate Observatory, quantifying GHG emissions from vegetation fires. She is also member of the scientific advisory team of TREES Lab at INPE.
Education
Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM), Researcher
Lancaster University, Doctoral researcher in Geography looking at the impact of fires to carbon stocks of tropical forests
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), MSc in Remote Sensing
Research associations
Collaborating researcher with INPE and IPAM in Brazil to better understanding forest degradation impacts in the Amazon
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The importance of land tenure for understanding risk in the VCM: A case study of Brazil
Examining types of land tenure in Brazil, how they impact carbon ratings, and how we integrate land designation into the BeZero Carbon Rating.
Taking stock of forest carbon
Exploring how BeZero's partnerships and approach to geospatial analysis are helping to improve assessments of forest carbon stocks.