Rita, a business development and partnerships lead at Earthshot Labs, brings with her background in environmental sustainability and nature-based solutions (NBS). She holds a bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies from Middlebury College, and as a fourth-generation coffee farmer from a family devoted to agroforestry and native restoration, her approach is deeply informed by her personal heritage. In her previous role as Origination Manager for LATAM, she built valuable relationships across the carbon development value chain and contributed to the analysis of Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) projects globally, with a focus on Brazil. Rita’s experience in the AFOLU (Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use) domain, along with her understanding of carbon markets, supports her efforts at Earthshot Labs to develop high-integrity nature-based carbon projects.