Natalia Akopian
Policy & Government Affairs Analyst
Experts & Staff
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Program Experts & Staff
Zhanar Atiyeva
Grants and Finance Specialist, Climate Resilience
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Tatiana Bogdanova
Junior Product Specialist, Global Forest Watch
Jelena Bukin
Senior Accountant
Sod-Erdene Davaadorj
Grants & Finance Specialist II, Natural Infrastructure
Irina Didenko
Grants and Finance Specialist, Cities4Forests
Elena Esipova
Satellite Data Analyst
Wee Kean Fong
Deputy Country Director, WRI China
Victoria Malolina
Staff Accountant
Abigail Moses
Project Coordinator, Faith and Sustainability Initiative
Cait O'Donnell
Learning Manager, Gender and Social Equity
Almo Pradana
Deputy Program Director On Climate, Energy, Cities & The Ocean, WRI Indonesia
Sevdalina Rukanova
Head of Foundation Relations, Europe
Guly Sabahi
Senior Advisor, Climate Finance
Tina Schneider
Deputy Director, Forest Legality Initiative
Donald Spencer
Global Grants and Contracts Director
Priveena Sri
Program Coordinator, NDC Partnership
Stephanie Tan
Communications Manager, Forests
HJ Toh
Visiting Fellow, Global Forest Watch