CARLO ANGELES

Carlo's mission

Moving nature from the margins of conservation to the center of economic decision-making.

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01 The framework

Nature is not a sector.
It is the system beneath every economy.

Carlo Angeles designs institutional and financial architectures that turn frontier science into public policy, investment and collective action.

His Nature as Critical Infrastructure framework reframes ecosystems as foundations of macroeconomic stability, sovereign risk management and long-term prosperity.

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02 A body of work

Where science
becomes systems change.

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Nature as Critical Infrastructure

A policy framework that treats ecosystems as essential infrastructure for sovereign stability, food and water security, climate resilience and long-term prosperity.

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Science into public action

Mobilizing frontier evidence and transdisciplinary scientific networks to shape declarations, institutions and policy at the highest levels of governance.

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Regenerative capital architecture

Designing institutional and financial systems that move capital toward biodiversity integrity, territorial resilience and regenerative development.

03 Selected global contributions

Ideas made tangible
through institutions.

Selected work translating science into policy, global guidance and practical tools for public decision-makers.

Cover of the 2024 Andean Parliament Amazon Report
01 · Regional policy

The Amazon: from frontier science to regional policy

As Co-Chair of the Andean Parliament's High-Level Working Group for the Amazon, Carlo served as lead author of the landmark Amazon Report, translating frontier science into a regional policy pathway that contributed to the declaration of an international emergency for the Amazon Basin.

Developed with technical support from the Science Panel for the Amazon and co-authored with leading scientists including Carlos Nobre and Marielos Peña-Claros.

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02 · Global urban agenda

World Economic Forum

Nature-positive cities: shaping a global agenda

As a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Expert Task Force on Nature-Positive Cities, Carlo contributed to its flagship global guidance and helped develop policy recommendations designed to support implementation in cities worldwide.

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03 · Responsible innovation

UNESCO

Governing AI within planetary boundaries

Carlo co-authored UNESCO's AI for Environment and Ecosystems Toolkit for Policymakers, translating global ethical principles into implementable actions that address both AI's environmental footprint and its potential to support ecosystem regeneration.

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Current scientific leadership

Connecting science with policy and finance across interdependent biomes.

  • Inaugural FellowScience Panel for the Amazon
  • Steering Committee MemberScience Panel for the Andes
Carlo Angeles with Luis Almagro at the Organization of American States
From regional mandate to hemispheric dialogue

Taking the Amazon Report beyond the Andean region.

Carlo presented the Andean Parliament Amazon Report to Luis Almagro, then Secretary General of the Organization of American States, as part of efforts to scale its recommendations across the hemisphere.

04 Evidence of impact

From an idea
to institutional action.

His work has connected scientists, governments, multilaterals and investors across critical biomes and global policy arenas.

300+

leading scientists connected through Amazon and Andes science networks

42M

hectares of ecosystems reached directly and indirectly

US$81B+

in sustainable investment embedded in plans or implementation

100+

countries reached through global institutions and networks

Case 01 · The Amazon

Science that helped trigger an international emergency declaration.

As lead author of the Andean Parliament's Amazon Report, Carlo coordinated frontier science into a political pathway that resulted in the official declaration of an international emergency for the Amazon Basin.

Global recognition

One of the 10 Global Democracy Innovators

Athens Democracy Forum · The New York Times

Recognized internationally for leadership in democracy, governance and sustainability, Carlo belongs to a new generation of institutional architects redefining the relationship between nature, the state and economic development.

05 Selected recognitions
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10 Global Democracy Innovators

Athens Democracy Forum · The New York Times

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15 young leaders tackling inequality

European Commission

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Global Democracy Award

Washington Academy of Political Arts & Sciences

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National recognition for nature leadership

Congress of the Republic of Peru

06 Featured in media

Ideas in the
public conversation.

Selected reporting, profiles and opinion exploring the intersection of nature, governance and prosperity.

Amazon Basin declared state of emergency↗Policrisis and regeneration in Latin America↗The crisis of the Amazon↗Andean Parliament declares an Amazon emergency↗Latin America and the risk of returning to poverty↗Europa Abierta↗A gathering in Brussels for a more equitable world↗Peruvian political leader receives Global Democracy Award↗International Biodiversity Week↗AI, environment and ecosystems↗UNESCO AI, Environment and Ecosystems Toolkit↗Recognition by the Congress of Peru↗
07 Engagements

From global forums
to shared action.

Speaking, convening and contributing across the world.

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08 About Carlo

Working across
science, policy
and finance.

Carlo is an inaugural Fellow of the Science Panel for the Amazon, a Steering Committee member of the Science Panel for the Andes, Impact Director at C Minds and a global board member of the International Youth Foundation.

His work has contributed to initiatives with UNESCO, the World Economic Forum, the Andean Parliament and leading international institutions.

He holds a Master of Public Administration in Global Leadership from Columbia University and has completed executive programs at Harvard, Oxford and Yale.