Sara Garcia-Ortiz

Sara Garcia-Ortiz is a Green Finance Impact Advisor at Wereld Natuur Fonds (WWF-NL) since January 2023, contributing to the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) within the Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework (ESSF - ESG) & Impact team. Previously, Sara served as a Landscape Finance Coordinator in the same program and has held various academic and research roles, including Research Assistant at Wageningen University & Research and Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Additionally, Sara interned at Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular - Programa por la Paz, focusing on the rights of rural women in Colombia, and has experience in public finance and development research. Educational qualifications include an Advance Master's Course in International Development at Radboud University, a Master's degree in International Development Studies from Wageningen University, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, complemented by an academic exchange at Université catholique de Louvain.