Experts & Staff

WRI brings together nearly 1,900 staff and experts who are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as food and land use, energy, cities, economics, finance, governance and more. Our staff and researchers work globally and in 12 focus countries to meet people’s essential needs, to protect and restore nature, and to stabilize the climate and build resilient communities.

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8 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Amanda Barreto Salgueiro

Project Specialist, TerraFund

Amanda Barreto Salgueiro.

Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira

Data Science Coordinator

Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira.

Bo Li

Research Associate II, Forest Legality Initiative

Angela Scafidi

Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab

Angela Scafidi.

Jerin Tan

Digital Communications Manager, Global Restoration Initiative

Jerin Tan.

Tesfay Woldemariam

GIS Research Associate I

Wen Zhou

Research Associate, Nature-Based Solutions & Climate Private Sector

Wen Zhou.
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