Leandra R. Gonçalves is an assistant professor in the Institute of Marine Sciences at the Federal University of São Paulo. She is also a research fellow in the Earth System Governance project. She is a biologist and holds a Ph.D. in international relations from the University of São Paulo. Her main research interests are ocean and coastal governance, including different topics such as marine litter, gender equity and the interface between science and policy. She has also been involved in the U.N. Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development process in Brazil and is a lead author at the U.N. Environment Program’s “Global Environmental Outlook.”