Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - Educational and Research Center
Brazil
Dr. Lis Leão is a senior researcher and has expertise in the development of light healthcare technologies and passion in improving health and wellbeing combined with biodiversity conservation. She leads the interdisciplinary research group e-Natureza (e-Nature, at The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) in which she coordinates projects and develops models to support nature-based health interventions, focusing on connecting with nature and thus contributing to a better scenario related to climate change. National and international lecturer, she has numerous peer-review publications, books and book chapters. She is the editor of the book “Nature, Climate and Public Health” (2024), Editora dos Editores Publishers (in Portuguese), with the aim of strengthening dialogue between professionals who work in the areas of health and the environment on issues that involve the future of the planet. She has contributed to nature and health expert committees of the Nature and Health Alliance and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). She is also a wildlife photographer