Erik Spiro-Larrea

Erik is a senior project lead for TNC’s Nature for Water Facility, a specialist team that helps local programs analyze, develop, and execute NBS for water security. Erik led Nature for Water’s first project and has since directly supported 15 NBS programs worldwide with various detailed analyses. As a trained economist, he typically focuses on return on investment, economics, sustainable finance, and governance, as well as developing “program intelligence” analyses and dashboards. Before joining TNC, Erik worked at Pegasys, a management consultancy based in Cape Town.

Brooke Atwell

As the associate director for TNC’s Resilient Watersheds strategy, Brooke conserves watersheds worldwide by developing sustainable watershed investment programs that meet the needs of biodiversity and communities. She develops and executes a global strategy to mainstream nature-based solutions in the climate and water sectors and manages the strategy’s portfolio of flagship programs.

Regulating Transport Network Companies

To address mobility concerns and ease traffic congestion in various cities and municipalities, the Government of the Philippines has recognized the need for new forms of transport services. It introduced transportation network vehicle service (TNVS) as a new public transport category. TNVS uses an internet-based digital technology application that connects drivers with potential customers who request a ride.