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    Program Experts & Staff

    Tsvetilena Bandakova

    Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

    Tsvetilena Bandakova

    Daria Castro

    Planning & Operations Associate, People & Culture

    Daria Castro.

    Imane Chafiq

    Senior Country Engagement Specialist

    Imane Chafiq

    Rita M. El Zaghloul

    Director, High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People Secretariat

    Rita Maria El Zaghloul.

    Despina Gkotsidou

    Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio

    Despina Gkotsidou.

    Saif Shabou

    Product Manager, Urban Analytics, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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    Jamal Srouji

    Senior Associate, International Climate Ambition