Cities4Forests
Experts & Staff
Leadership
Program Experts & Staff
Zablon Adane
Water Program Associate, WRI Africa
Muhammad Zayyanul Afwani
GIS Research Analyst
James Anderson
Senior Program Manager, Cities4Forests
Josephine Apajo
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Learning Manager, WRI Africa
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Clare Blackwell
Research Analyst, Deep Dive Initiative Global Lead
Laura Bulbena Janer
Manager, Cities4Forests, WRI Colombia
Lara Caccia
Urban Adaptation Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mariana Campos Sanchez
Urban Development Manager, WRI México
Natasha Collins
Project Manager, Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Fernando Correa
Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil
Sod-Erdene Davaadorj
Grants and Finance Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Irina Didenko
Grants and Finance Specialist II, Cities4Forests
Henrique Evers
Urban Development Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Rafael Feltran-Barbieri
Senior Economist, WRI Brasil
Aklilu Fikresilassie
Director, Thriving Resilient Cities, WRI Africa; Representative of WRI in Ethiopia
Todd Gartner
Director, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure
Samuel Gaturu
Project Specialist and Coordinator, Vital Landscapes Program, WRI Africa
Amanda Gcanga
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience & Senior Urban Policy Analyst
Christopher Gillespie
Project Specialist & Research Coordinator
Andy Gurgol
Conservation Finance Manager
Sofwan Hakim
Senior Lead, Program Management Unit in Bali, WRI Indonesia
Elie Hakizumwami
DRC Country Manager
Nancy Harris
Research Manager, Global Forest Watch
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Aarathi Kumar
Senior Project Associate, WRI India
Fouad Laajine
Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern
Paige Langer
Research Analyst
Pablo Lazo Elizondo
Director of Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Luis Antonio Lindau
Director, Brazil, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bergita Gusti Lipu
Sustainable Food System Officer, WRI Indonesia
Isere Ormille Mafodjui Fosso
Sr Regional Finance and Operation Manager, WRI Africa
Joseph Mangouende
National Technical Assistant, Republic of Congo
Marc Manyifika
Lead, Urban Resilience, Africa
Lizzie Marsters
Environmental Finance Manager, Natural Infrastructure
Teodyl Nkuintchua
Congo Basin Strategy and Engagement Leader
Mariana Oliveira
Interim Director, Forests and Land Use Program, WRI Brasil
Yigremachew Seyoum Lemma
Senior Technical Advisor, Restore Local; and Ethiopia Lead, Food-Land-Water Program
Eden Takele
Engagement & Communications Specialist, Climate Program and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
