Along his professional career, Andre Francisco Pilon held the following positions: Associate Professor, University of São Paulo; Psychologist, State Court of Justice; Director, Health Education Department, Ministry of Health; journalist and editor, journal Academus. He is affiliated to the following entities: International Academy of Science, Health & Ecology; United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification; Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services; IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy; EuroScience; World Alliance for Citizen Participation; Int. Assoc. for the Study of the Commons; Water Supply and Sanitation Council, Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature; Global Sustainable Futures. Sydney Environment Institute; Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum): NORRAG Network; Global Bildung Network. His ecosystem approach to communication, advocacy, public policies, research and teaching programs takes in account the general phenomenon, in view of the transformation of the dominant paradigms of development, growth, wealth, power and freedom embedded at political, economic, educational and cultural levels. Earth’s regeneration and mankind’s regeneration, as faces of the same coin, are addressed simultaneously, for their mutual support. Goals and new paths to reach them contemplates a set of values, norms and policies that prioritizes socio-ecological objectives, human well-being, natural and built environments, the aesthetic, ethical and cultural meaning of life, encompassing four dimensions of being-in-the-world (intimate, interactive, social and biophysical), as they combine, as donors and recipients, to induce the events (deficits/assets), cope with consequences (desired/undesired) and contribute for change (potential outputs)..
Link to Public Profile and Selected Publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andre-Pilon
