author: - affiliation: University of Brasília / Takwara Nucleus name: Takwara, Fabio Resck orcid: 0000-0001-8815-3885 date: '2026-03-04' H.5281/zenodo.18827106 keywords: - solidarity economy - female entrepreneurship - social technology - community governance - social innovation - amazon language: en license: CC BY 4.0 series: Technical Series Regenerative Amazon Platform — Annals and Memory subtitle: Professional Profile and Career Path in the Platform title: 'Technical Profile: Prof. Dr. Tânia Cristina da Silva Cruz' translations: en: OPS_perfil-tania-cruz_en.md es: OPS_perfil-tania-cruz_es.md pt: OPS_perfil-tania-cruz.md type: Technical Profile version: '2.1'
Prof. Dr. Tânia Cristina da Silva Cruz — Institutional Coordination
Role in the Platform: Institutional Coordination and Strategic Partnership
Institution: University of Brasília — FUP/CDT/INCUB.TS
ORCID: 0000-0002-5673-6784
Lattes: 3940059129469564
1. Role in the Regenerative Amazon Platform
Prof. Dr. Tânia Cruz serves as the institutional coordinator for the Regenerative Amazon Platform, facilitating the project's submission to public funding calls (BNDES, Amazon Fund, Climate Fund) through the partnership with the University of Brasília (FUP/CDT/INCUB.TS).
Her involvement in the Platform articulates three complementary dimensions:
- Institutional Anchor — UnB provides eligibility for the project to funding instruments that require the proponent to have a CNPJ from a research and teaching institution.
- Technology Transfer — As coordinator of CEDES/NIT-CDT/UnB, she works on structuring intellectual property mechanisms and the transfer of Takwara technologies to Amazonian cooperatives.
- Gender-Focused Governance — Her consolidated expertise in solidarity economy, female entrepreneurship, and social technology guides the Platform's community governance model, with a focus on cooperatives and women's organizations.
Academic Profile
Associate Professor IV at the UnB Planaltina Faculty (FUP), with all stricto sensu training completed at UnB itself:
- Bachelor's in Sociology and Licentiate in Social Sciences (1998) — PET/CAPES Scholar (1995–1998)
- Master's in Political and Labor Sociology (2001)
- Doctorate in Labor Sociology (2006) — Thesis: "What is your work, woman? Women entrepreneurs in the context of Popular Solidarity Economy"
Relevant Institutional Affiliation for the Platform
CDT/UnB — Center for Support to Technological Development
| Role | Relevance to the Platform |
|---|---|
| Coordinator of CEDES/NIT-CDT/UnB | Registration of patents and utility models for Takwara technologies |
| Member of INCUB.TS | Incubation of the Platform's community cooperatives |
| Faculty at Escola Empreend/UnB | Training of leaders in the Amazonian bioeconomy |
PROFNIT — Postgraduate Program in Intellectual Property and Innovation
As a certified professor at PROFNIT/UnB, she supervises research in the lines of Social Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Environment — directly aligned with the Platform's innovation profile. She teaches courses in:
- Methodology of Scientific-Technological Research and Innovation
- Entrepreneurship in Technological Sectors
- Geographical Indication and Collective Trademarks ← relevant to the "Bambu Sem Veneno" brand
UnB Cerrado Center (CER) — Alto Paraíso de Goiás
Associate professor since October 2009, CER represents UnB's experience in critical biome territories outside the DF campuses — a model analogous to what the Platform proposes for the Acre Amazon.
Directly Applicable Expertise
| Area of Expertise | Application in the Platform |
|---|---|
| Social Technology and Female Entrepreneurship | Governance of women's cooperatives |
| Popular Solidarity Economy | Community SPE and shadow management model |
| Participatory Socio-Environmental Diagnosis | Methodology for FPIC and community consultations |
| Technology Transfer and IP | Registration and licensing of Takwara technologies |
| Strategic Planning for Social Innovation | Structuring of MRV impact indicators |
| Biodiversity and Food Security | Articulation with Guadua spp. management and agro-extractivism |
Relevant Technical Production
Among the 12 technical works registered, those with the strongest synergy with the Platform stand out:
- Participatory Socio-Environmental Diagnosis (DSP) (2022) — methodology directly applicable to FPIC consultations with riverine and rural communities in Acre.
- Mobilization Plan for Management Plan — ARIE Torto (2012) — experience in management planning in conservation areas.
- Citizenship and Sustainability for Low-Income Populations (2008) — Brasília and surrounding areas.
- TekLibras Software (2024) — assistive technology, demonstrating the capacity to develop social technology with direct impact.
Bibliographic production: 17 articles published (76% with DOI), 17 master's supervisions completed, 125 other supervisions (IC, TCC, specialization).
Institutional References
- Lattes Curriculum: lattes.cnpq.br/3940059129469564
- ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-5673-6784
- UnB Research: pesquisar.unb.br/professor/tania-cristina-da-silva-cruz
- PROFNIT/UnB: profnit.unb.br — Faculty Body
- UnB Cerrado Center: sites.google.com/view/unbcerrado
How to Cite
APA: Takwara, F. R. (2026). Technical Profile: Prof. Dr. Tânia Cristina da Silva Cruz (Version 2.1). Annals and Memory — Takwara Nucleus / University of Brasília. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18827106
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