Ana Teresa Paez

Ana Teresa Paez is the director of the newly established Agência para o Clima in Portugal, tasked with managing environmental and climate-related financial instruments. Her background includes serving as a board member of the Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA), where she was involved in environmental policy and management initiatives. Recently, she has been in the news due to concerns over the government's plans to potentially dismantle the Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (ICNF) and transfer its responsibilities to the APA, raising alarms among environmentalists about the implications for conservation efforts in Portugal.