Iara Pietricovsky de Oliveira holds a Master in Political Science and Bachelor in Anthropology. Feminist and Human Rights Activist, she has been working on issues related to indigenous peoples and environment. She is currentlu Co-director of the Institute of Socio-economic Studies (INESC), an NGO based in Brasília, Co-director of the Brazilian Association of NGOs, based in São Paulo and president of the International Forum of NGO Platforms – FORUS.