Natalia Ruiz Guevara
Research Analyst, Initiative 20x20/Assisted Natural Regeneration Alliance

Natalia Ruiz-Guevara is Research Analyst, in the Initiative 20x20 / Assisted Natural Regeneration Alliance. She works directly with Initiative 20x20 under UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the Global Assisted Natural Regeneration Network to accelerate Knowledge transfer, policy and finance.
Prior to joining WRI, Natalia worked with organizations at CATIE, Helvetas, ONU and government entities where she has facilitated participative processes, implemented monitoring and evaluation systems and networking. She has experience and research on gender, youth, forestry, governance, landscape management, and knowledge management in PerĂº, and Latin America (Central and South America).
Natalia holds a Master in Development Practice from the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center, Costa Rica. She is Forest Engineer, graduated on UNALM, Peru. In 2019, she joined to the Latin American Model Forest Network, a voluntary alliance, where she is currently Co-chair and lead of knowledge management.
Natalia lives in Lima, PerĂº, with her husband, Jesua, and cat, Flora. She enjoys going hiking in natural areas.
Projects
Initiative 20x20
Launch PlatformLaunch Platform Visit ProjectA country-led effort to change the dynamics of land degradation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Part of Forest and Landscape RestorationAssisted Natural Regeneration Alliance
Launch PlatformLaunch Platform Visit ProjectThe Assisted Natural Regeneration Alliance is building a technical assistance facility that collects requests from ANR practitioners and connects them with experienced peers, funders, policymakers, and researchers.
Part of Forest and Landscape Restoration