Connect with restoration practitioners from 20 countries working together to share knowledge, tackle challenges, and restore ecosystems through the Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Program.
Introduce yourself by replying to this post — tell us a little about who you are, where you’re based, and your role in restoration. You can also share what you’re most excited to learn, discuss, or collaborate on here in the Forum. Let’s start connecting and building the ERIP community together!
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Hi all, welcome to the ERIP Forum! This is our space to discuss all things restoration. I am Mônica Barcellos Harris, project lead for the Global Coordination project of the Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Program. I’m so excited to see this community come to life — a place where we can share ideas, lessons, challenges, and a bit of inspiration along the way. Looking forward to hearing your voices and learning from all of you!
Hi everyone, my name is Helen and I’m the Engagement Coordinator for ERIP’s Global Coordination Project! Before joining through ERIP team through Conservation International, I studied Environmental Science & Policy at Duke University in the United States. I have experience in environmental philanthropy, biological fieldwork, conservation nonprofits, and the IUCN system. I speak English, French, and Spanish, which has allowed me to live and/or work in 5 countries. I’m excited to help foster community through this Forum and to interact with all of you, so please reach out if you need anything!
Hi everyone! I’m Camila, part of the ERIP team at Conservation International, supporting communications and knowledge management. I’ll be helping to make the ERIP Forum an active, welcoming space where we can all connect, share ideas, and learn from each other. You can reach out to me in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish. I’m looking forward to see this community grow and to hear from all of you about your restoration work!
I am Natalia Garcia, responsible for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Global Coordination Project and the Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Program. I am excited to connect with all of you and learn together through the forum. I am interested in a variety of restoration topics including finance, technology, science and policy. I look forward to hearing about your work and perspectives.
Hi everyone, greetings from Mexico City. I’m Amel, Gender Equality, Social Inclusion and Safeguards Manager with the Global Coordination Project of the Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Program. I’m passionate about how communities, particularly women and Indigenous groups, protect their ecosystems, and I’m committed to making their knowledge and leadership more visible and recognized. As you can probably tell, I’m very much focused on people . I’m excited to learn from your experiences and to explore how restoration can be achieved with and for communities in your countries and territories.
Hi everyone! I’m Sofía Lozano, Spatial Restoration Analyst for the Global Coordination Project of the Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Program. I’m based in Colombia and love using spatial data to help strengthen restoration planning and monitoring.
Really excited to connect, have good spatial discussions and share insights in this forum — exploring how we can use spatial data and processes to advance restoration together!
My name is Gabriela Viana Moreira, and I am based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I currently work as a Project Manager at WRI Brasil, where I lead the GEF-8 Restaura Biomas project, part of the ERIP program, with WRI serving as the Executing Agency. I have been working for more than two decades in biodiversity conservation and ecological restoration, collaborating with governments, NGOs, and local communities to promote large-scale restoration and strengthen public policies related to forests and biodiversity.
Through this Forum, I’m particularly interested in exchanging experiences on large-scale restoration strategies, governance and financing mechanisms, and approaches to strengthening restoration networks and local actors. I’m also very interested in learning from other countries’ experiences on integrating restoration with biodiversity and climate commitments.
I look forward to learning from this community and exploring opportunities for collaboration.
Thank you so much for sharing this, Gabriela, and welcome to the ERIP Forum! Having someone with your background in governance, policy, and multi‑stakeholder collaboration, as well as experience working in a country with such a longstanding commitment to environmental stewardship, is a tremendous asset to this community.
Your interest in exchanging experiences with restoration scaling, governance, financing, or community engagement is exactly the kind of dialogue we hope to spark here. If anyone else has experience with any of these areas, please feel encouraged to jump in! Sharing insights, questions, or project examples will help build a richer understanding across contexts—and may even create new opportunities for collaboration.
We’re glad to have you here and look forward to your contributions to future discussions!
Introduce yourself by replying to this post — tell us a little about who you are, where you’re based, and your role in restoration. You can also share what you’re most excited to learn, discuss, or collaborate on here in the Forum. Let’s start connecting and building the ERIP community together!
Get to know the community by browsing discussions that are already happening here. When you find a post interesting, informative, or entertaining, use the 
to show your appreciation or support!
Contribute by commenting, sharing your own perspective, asking questions, or offering feedback in the discussion. Before replying or starting new topics, please review the Community Guidelines.
. I’m excited to learn from your experiences and to explore how restoration can be achieved with and for communities in your countries and territories.
Having someone with your background in governance, policy, and multi‑stakeholder collaboration, as well as experience working in a country with such a longstanding commitment to environmental stewardship, is a tremendous asset to this community.