Amanda Barreto is a Project Specialist II, Restoration Finance. In this role, she supports the design and delivery of program management and impact monitoring processes for a network of restoration funds powered by the TerraMatch platform. As a liaison, Amanda also coordinates collaboration between teams in Africa, U.S and Brazil to operate Fundo Flora, a fund financing locally led restoration projects in the Brazilian Amazon.

Previously, Amanda completed an internship supporting the TerraMatch product team and the Land Accelerator program, analyzing data and creating program materials for capacity building. Prior to joining WRI, Amanda’s work focused on climate. She supported research funded by the National Science Foundation in Alaska for two years and drafted local climate adaptation plans focused on agricultural resilience.

Amanda grew up in southeast Brazil and holds a double B.A in Global Studies and Environmental Studies from St. Lawrence University. She is based in D.C and finds joy practicing capoeira, meeting new people and dreaming about a river, lake or ocean to swim on.