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    Tsvetilena Bandakova

    Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

    Tsvetilena Bandakova

    Tatiana Bogdanova

    Product Specialist, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab

    Tatiana Bogdanova

    Elena Esipova

    Satellite Data Analyst

    Elena Esipova

    Kalpana Giri, Ph.D (Dr. nat. tech.)

    Senior Manager, Global Restoration Research & Strategy

    Kalpana Giri

    Peter Potapov

    Satellite Interpretation Researcher

    Peter Potapov

    Tina Schneider

    Director, Forest Governance and Policy

    Martin Sommerschuh

    Senior Manager, Partnerships and Impact, Global Nature Watch

    Martin Sommerschuh.

    Wessel van Eeden

    Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local

    Wessel van Eeden.

    Arief Wijaya

    Managing Director, WRI Indonesia

    Arief Wijaya.

    Tesfay Woldemariam

    GIS Research Associate I