Isabella Manfredini

Brazilian environmental lawyer leading indigenous rights and Amazon conservation through legal innovation

Isabella Manfredini is a Brazilian environmental attorney whose pioneering legal strategies have protected over 1 million hectares of Amazon rainforest since 2020. As founder of Justice Ambiental, she developed the Digital Forest Guardian system (2022), an AI-powered platform that uses satellite data to alert authorities about illegal deforestation in real-time. This system reduced illegal logging by 34% in合作州州 (Cooperação State) within its first year. Manfredini's 2023 International Court of Justice case Amazonas v. Mato Grosso set precedents for transboundary environmental liability, compelling corporations to fund reforestation projects. She created the Digital Indigenous Network connecting 80+ Amazonian tribes with global climate funds, securing $200 million in green investments by 2024. Her 2021 book Rainforest Justice inspired Brazil's landmark Forest Code Reform, expanding indigenous land rights. Manfredini's work with the UNEP established the first blockchain-based carbon credit system for indigenous communities, now adopted in 7 Amazon basin countries. Recently, she launched Rainforest Defenders Legal Corps, training 500+ lawyers in environmental litigation across Latin America.