Professional Services Directory
In order to help CFA members find each other for consulting projects, we are introducing a new Professional Services Directory. Members who work as consultants can list themselves and the types of services they provide, and members who are looking for consultants will have an easy way to find who has a particularly specialty. Each member listed below has included information on their service as well as contact information.
If you want to be listed in the Professional Services Directory, please complete this form. In the interest of space, each entry will be relatively short, but can link to a webpage, LinkedIn profile, or other online presence where you can provide more information.
Emile ADA
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/emile-ada-b3029422/
Firm: Emile ADA
Phone: +24 3844050750
Services Offered: Administrative- Financial- Audit - Management control- Monitoring - Evaluation - Reporting - Project Management - Counseling
Client References:
- GFATM - UNOPS - MONUSCO - ONUCI - OHADA - AFRICAN UNION - IBAR - EDF - PPCDR - ERSUMA - UNDP AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK - ALSF - WORLD BANK
Languages Spoken: English, Français
Alec Appelbaum
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Firm: AllBeforeUs, LLC
Phone: +1 (917) 353-3717
Services Offered: I write case studies, proposals, book chapters, speeches and journalism. I also design and teach courses on negotiation, problem-solving and writing with climate change as a frame.
Client References:
- GreenBiz.com
- CityLab
- Urban Land Institute
Languages Spoken: English, Español
Hari Balasubramanian
Keywords: Strategic Planning, Business/Sustainability Planning, Sustainable Financing Mechanisms, Biodiversity Offsets, Impact investing
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Firm: EcoAdvisors
Phone: +1 902-817-8470
Services Offered: Founded in 2012, EcoAdvisors provides consulting services to clients seeking to be at the cutting edge of sustainability – appropriately caring for the planet and its people. Key areas of work include guiding projects and portfolios for long-term success, leveraging non-traditional resources for conservation through innovative economic models, building non-traditional partnerships to address complex problems, and helping to structure financial mechanisms for long-term sustainability. A network of 12 senior professionals with international experience in over 65 countries, our expertise covers technical, management, finance, and legal aspects for long-term conservation success. Our extensive network allows us to partner with in-country collaborators to broaden expertise and capitalize on local knowledge and networks. To date EcoAdvisors has helped/are helping direct over 500M USD to sustainable conservation financing – through conservation trust funds, water funds, biodiversity offsets, payments for ecosystem services, REDD+ and impact investing. Our goal is to help create a world where economic, social, and environmental sustainability can co-exist and thrive.
Client References:
- Conservation International
- BHP Billiton Foundation
- Walton Family Foundation
Languages Spoken: English, Français, Español
Camille Bann
camille.bann@envecconsulting.com
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Firm: Independent consultant
Services Offered: Sustainable financing mechanisms, ecosystem services valuation, policy and strategy development
Client References:
- UNDP
- World Bank
- Asian Development Bank
Languages Spoken: English
James R. (JIM) Barborak
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http://conservation.warnercnr.colostate.edu/
Firm: Colorado State University Center for Protected Area Management
Phone: 970-631-0228
Services Offered: Short courses on conservation finance; analysis of opportunities for concessions and other public-private partnerships; master planning and public use planning for protected areas; specialized training in all aspects of public use and tourism in protected areas.
Client References:
- WWF Education for Nature Program
- UNDP
- US National Park Service
- US Forest Service International Programs
Languages Spoken: English, Portuguese, Español
Paquita Bath
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Firm: Aligning Visions
Phone: 530 214 0565
Services Offered: I provide facilitation, planning, participatory program assessments, and training to build the organizational capacity and effectiveness of conservation organizations around the world. I have worked extensively with RedLAC members on program design, evaluations, strategic planning, and provide training programs for CAFE and RedLAC members.
Client References:
- Lorenzo Rosenzweig - Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza
- Zdenka Piskulich - Asociación Costa Rica por Siempre
- Roberto Troya - World Wildlife Fund
Languages Spoken: English, Portuguese, Español
Bahar Baviskar
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Firm: Wild-CER
Services Offered: Rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife, wildlife investigation through forensic techniques, chemical immobilisation
Client References:
- Wild Tiger Health Centre,
- Wildlife Trust of India
Languages Spoken: English, Hindi, Marathi
Edgardo Benítez
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Firm: Edgardo Benítez
Phone: +504-9779-8266
Services Offered: Somos una ONG indígena conservacionista
Client References:
- Cultural Survival
Languages Spoken: Español
Genevieve Bennett
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http://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com
Firm: Forest Trends
Phone: 202-298-3007
Services Offered: Market data & analysis on environmental markets and finance.
Client References:
- National Network on Water Quality Trading
- United States Forest Service
- Forest Stewardship Council
Languages Spoken: English
David Bickford
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-bickford-9311341b4/
Firm: Rimba
Services Offered: Informed scientific action and decision-making on: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Protected Area Management, and Science Communication. I speak English, Spanish, Neo-Melanesian Pigin, and limited Bahasa Malayu/Indonesian.
Client References:
- National University of Singapore
- IUCN
Languages Spoken: English, Español, Bahasa Malyu
Isalyne Couteaux
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Firm: Le Groupe-conseil baastel
Services Offered: Le Groupe-conseil baastel (Baastel), a firm dedicated to research and consulting, has a mission to provide the knowledge, tools and skills necessary for decision-makers, managers and local stakeholders to make enlightened decisions and take the leadership in the implementation of their vision and priorities for sustainable development. By helping to strengthen the impact of policy, programming and development projects around the world, Baastel has acquired a reputation as a leader in the fields of monitoring, evaluation, results-based management, and projects and programs implementation.
Client References:
- The World Bank
- UNDP
- FAO
Languages Spoken: English, Français, Español
Danièle Perrot-Maitre
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/danièle-perrot-maître-75b65a4/
Phone: +33 (0) 4 50 58 17 78
Services Offered: Environmental and resource economist, specialised in Ecosystem Services.
Client References:
- UNDP
- FFEM
- WWF
- IUCN
Languages Spoken: English, Français, Español
Andy Drumm
Keywords: Ecotourism, Protected Area Management, Sustainable Financing Mechanisms, Environmental Safeguards
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Firm: Drumm Consulting
Phone: +1 703 516 9724
Services Offered: Consulting on sustainable tourism, protected areas management planning, biodiversity, financial sustainability, environmental safeguards, ecotourism
Client References:
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
- The Nature Conservancy
- UNDP
Languages Spoken: English, Français, Español
Pablo Fernandez
pablo.fernandez@climate-link.com
Keywords: Impact investing, Carbon sales / REDD / REDD+, Sustainable Financing Mechanisms, Investment Management
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Firm: Climate Link
Phone: +41789658584
Services Offered:
- Offset project development (new methodologies, project cycle activities, portfolio management)
- Identification and assessment of Climate Projects and Programs
- Carbon and climate corporate strategies (design and implementation of climate strategies, CDP, GRI related services)
- Regulatory and Market overview for mitigation and adaptation areasProject sourcing and financial assessment for investors
- Project Structuring and Project Finance for developers
- Financial planning and access to market
- Risk analysis and risk
Client References:
- Engie
- ClimateCare
- BV-Rio (Rio Green Exchange)
- VCS (Voluntary Carbon Standard).
Languages Spoken: English, Español, Portuguese
Charles Latrémouille
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charles.latremouille@gmail.com
Firm: Planning Consultant
Services Offered: Land use planning | Strategic Planning & Continuous Improvement | Project & Program Management and Evaluation | Change, Process and Information Management
Client References:
- Sarah Jane Fraser/Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
- Emily Giles/WWF-Canada
- David Browne/Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF)
Languages Spoken: English, Français
Luís Folhadela
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https://uk.linkedin.com/in/luís-folhadela
Firm: Impulsus Capital
Services Offered: Business planning | Due diligence | Impact investing | Investment Fund structuring & management services | Social and Environmental Impact Bonds | Conservation Finance structuring |
Client References:
- Jussi Savukoski (Epiqus)
- Artur Santos Silva (Fundacion LaCaixa)
- Prof. Alberto Castro (Catolica Porto Business School)
Languages Spoken: English, Español, Portuguese
Viviana Lujan Gallegos
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[www.climateassetmanagement.com]
Firm: Climate Asset Management
Background: Viviana is an international finance lawyer and environmental consultant with experience in public-private approaches to nature management and environmental finance. In her previous role with Wolfs Company, Viviana developed the Sustainable Finance Framework ‘Eco2Fin’, and has participated in its application to identify, assess and implement Sustainable Finance mechanisms for protected area management in over 20 protected areas in 15 countries and territories in the Wider Caribbean and Central America. From 2015 to 2019 she was legal consultant at the Green Climate Fund (GCF). She is also a co-author of CFA’s publications "Conservation Trust Funds 2020: Global Vision, Local Action" and "2020 Practice Standards for Conservation Trust Funds".
Viviana is open to contact requests and speaking engagement requests.
She is also open for investment, collaboration and partnership opportunities with her current firm, Climate Asset Management.
Client References:
- The Conservation Finance Alliance
- Green Climate Fund
Languages Spoken: English, Español, Dutch
Key Words:
Conservation Finance, Climate Finance, Blended Finance, Impact Investment, Natural Capital, Conservation Trust Funds, Public Private Partnerships
Ben Guillon
Keywords: Strategic Planning, Sustainable Financing Mechanisms, Nature-based (conservation) businesses, Mitigation banking, Impact investing
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/benguillon/
Firm: WRA Environmental Consultants
Phone: +1 (202) 680 8731
Services Offered: Conservation finance, nature based businesses, ecosystem markets, ecotourism.
Client References: Please email to request references.
Languages Spoken: English, Français
Amílcar Guzmán
amilcar.guzman@wolfscompany.com
Keywords: Sustainable Financing Mechanisms, Strategic Planning, Ecosystem Services, Nature based (conservation) businesses
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www.linkedin.com/in/amilcarguzmanv
Firm: Wolfs Company
Phone: +31616081645
Services Offered:
- Sustainable financing strategies
- Financing mechanisms for nature management
- Integrated assessment of ecosystem services
- Economic valuation of ecosystem services
- Stakeholder engagement and capacity building
Client References:
- Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
- IUCN NL
- UNDP
- MAFFESDI Belize
Languages Spoken: English, Español
Kelley Hamrick
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelley-hamrick-555466b/
Firm: Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace
Services Offered: We are always interested in exploring consulting opportunities at Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace. We have extensive connections with market participants actively selling voluntary carbon offsets, mitigation banking credits, and making watershed investments. Please contact us if you are interested in one of those topics.
Client References:
- The Forest Stewardship Council
- Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
- Office of Environmental Markets (USDA)
- Shell
Languages Spoken: English
Tanja Havemann
th@clarmondial.com
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Firm: Clarmondial
Phone: 0041786642790
Services Offered: Investment and business planning, structuring, business plan development, due diligence, origination, partnership development, resource mobilisation, innovative / blended finance, impact bonds & impact investment, responsible agriculture investment, green / climate bonds
Client References:
- IUCN
- Nespresso
- Credit Suisse
- WWF
Languages Spoken: English, Français, Español, Deutsche, Portuguese, Danish
Benjamin Landreau
benjamin.landreau@greeneco-land.com
Keywords: PES, Setting up of CTF, Project evaluation / monitoring, Strategic Planning, Protected Area Management, Sustainable Financing Mechanisms, Carbon sales / REDD / REDD+, Resource Mobilization
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Firm: Green Eco-Land
Phone: +33 6 43 65 48 93
Services Offered: Benjamin Landreau graduated in Political Sciences (Sciences Po) and holds a Master’s degree in Environmental management. Benjamin has worked for 15 years in the area of biodiversity conservation, focusing on Sustainable Funding for networks of Protected Areas, for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), African Network of Biosphere Reserves (AfriMAB), the European Union, the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds (RedLAC), and different bilateral development agencies such as the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondial (FFEM). He is also specialized in “Carbon Finance” (Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)) and holds a 5-year experience as CDM project developer in Asia and Latin America. He authored several guidebooks about conservation finance (business planning, resources mobilization for Environmental Funds) and he published an article on Park Bonds, which his company, Green Eco-Land, is currently promoting as a new financial instrument to support conservation.
Client References:
- UNDP
- GEF
- German Cooperation
- IUCN
Languages Spoken: English, Español, Français, Italian
Ludwig Liagre
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Firm: Rio Impact
Services Offered: Advisory services on Environmental finance and economics; Rio conventions implementation; Design of national forest/biodiversity/climate funds; Payments for Ecosystem services; REDD+; etc
Client References:
- GIZ
- RAO
- UNDP
- WWF
Languages Spoken: English, Français, Espanol, Deutsche
Stephen McCormick
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Firm: Skillful Means, Inc.
Phone: +1(503) 544-9128 (GMT-8 usually)
Services Offered: Strategy planning (including scenario development); organizational development at staff and board levels (including developing financial, HR, and other policies, training & development); program assessment & evaluation.
Client References: Please contact me for references.
Languages Spoken: English, Français, formally proficient in Swahili and Slovak
Brian McFarland
Brian.McFarland@Carbonfund.org
Keywords: Business/Sustainability Planning, Sustainable Financing Mechanisms, Environmental Safeguards, Carbon sales / REDD / REDD+ , Budgeting and financial planning
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-mcfarland-2b54437
Firm: Carbonfund.org Foundation
Phone: +1 (247) 240-0630
Services Offered: Forest carbon offset project consultant
Client References: Available upon request
Languages Spoken: English
James Money-Kyrle
Keywords: Investment Management, Strategic Planning , Resource Mobilization, Organizational development, Budgeting and financial planning, Impact investing
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www.linkedin.com/in/james-money-kyrle-4b87a351
Firm: The Good Economy
Phone: +44 (0) 7814 086067
Services Offered: Finance Director (CFO) and Consultant for Global Endowments and Foundations, providing consulting and advisory services covering:
- Resource mobilisation, budgeting and financial planning, financial management and reporting;
- Investment management planning and strategy, investment training and investment advisory and consulting services including selection, hire and management of investment managers;
- Social Finance and Impact investment services including the design, development and impact reporting of specialist social finance and impact funds
Client References:
- Fenosoa Andriamahenina, Executive Director BioGuinea Foundation
- Katy Mathias, Wildlife Conservation Society
- Sarah Forster, Good Economy Partnership
Languages Spoken: English, Français
Camila Monteiro
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/camila-monteiro-7197a519/
Firm: Convergencia
Phone: +447396033145
Services Offered: Conservation Trust Funds Specialist and Consultant in Sustainability Projects
Client References:
- IDB
- Caribbean Biodiversity Fund
- The Nature Conservancy
- Costa Rica por Siempre
Languages Spoken: English, Español, Portuguese
Sean Nazerali
Keywords: Business/Sustainability Planning, Protected Area Management, Sustainable Financing Mechanisms, Biodiversity Offsets, Budgeting and financial planning
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www.linkedin.com/in/sean-nazerali-398a3693
Firm: Sean Nazerali Consulting
Phone: +258 84 013 5594, +258 82 397 2000
Services Offered: Sean Nazerali is a Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management specialist with more than 20 years of experience in international development, of which the last 15 years in Mozambique. He has specialized in protected area management, business planning, and innovative conservation finance initiatives such as biodiversity offsets and REDD+. He facilitated the creation of the BIOFUND, the Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity in Mozambique, the country´s only Conservation Trust Fund. He is the co-author of the Feasibility Study on Sustainable Financing of Conservation Areas in Mozambique, and the author of the current Financial Plan for the country’s protected area network and the Monitoring and Evaluation system used by the PA system. He has been instrumental in bringing the concept of biodiversity offsets to Mozambique, leading the drafting of a Roadmap for offsets in the country. On REDD+ issues, he was the lead consultant in 2016 for the Ministry of Land, Environment, and Rural Development to elaborate the national Forest Investment Plan, a USD 45M project to reform the forest sector and reduce deforestation in the country, and was then asked to lead the preparation of the country´s R-Package assessment, submitted in early 2017. He has also been involved in project evaluations for AFD, MAVA, and others.
Client References:
- BIOFUND Mozambique
- FFEM
- BBOP (Business and Biodiveristy Offsets Program)
Languages Spoken: English, Portuguese
Julian Rode
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Services Offered: Conceptual support for choice and design of policy instruments and financial mechanisms; social and environmental safeguarding for sustainable landscape and conservation finance; guidance for ecosystem service assessments and valuations as policy support and for environmental advocacy
Client References: Available upon request.
Languages Spoken: English, Français, Español, Deutsche
Andrew Rylance
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewrylance/
Services Offered: Andrew Rylance is an independent consultant, specializing in financing conservation and private sector development. He is currently based in Seychelles working as the Technical Advisor to the Government of Seychelles-United Nations Development Programme-Global Environment Facility (GOS-UNDP-GEF) project on Protected Area Finance and previously he worked for UNDP in Mozambique on the same topic. He has over ten years of experience working in Africa and Europe, for organisations including UNDP, World Bank, GIZ, UNCTAD and the ILO. He is on the vetted expert roster of the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net) under Biodiversity Finance and a member of the IUCN Specialist Group on Tourism and Protected Areas (TAPAS). He is a peer-reviewer for three journals, a Research Fellow of the University of Johannesburg and is currently completing his PhD with the same institution.
Client References: References available upon request
Languages Spoken: English, Français
Dr. Anna Spenceley
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Firm: Independent Consultant; Chair of the IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specilaist group; Board member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council
Phone: +248 2564 559
Services Offered: Technical input on project development and evaluation, research and analysis on sustainable tourism. Relevant to CFA, a focus on tourism concessions, partnerships and visitor fees as contributors to protected area finances, and value chain linkages.
Client References:
World Bank Group, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, UNWTO, UNCTAD (ITC), ILO, IUCN, USAID, GIZ, SNV, Commonwealth Secretariat, WWF and others.
Languages Spoken: English, Français
Barry Spergel
Keywords: Sustainable Financing Mechanisms, Independent outside evaluations of conservation finance mechanisms, Best Practices for Conservation Trust Funds, Climate Change Adaptation Funds, Preparing legal documents for conservation finance mechanisms
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-spergel-b09a821/
Phone: +1 202 316-0697
Services Offered: Designing and evaluating innovative financial mechanisms for biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation, and watershed management, including designing conservation trust funds in more than 30 countries; structuring international Debt-for-Nature swaps; writing forestry laws and environmental protection laws for developing countries; designing new environmental taxes, fees, payments for environmental services (PES), payment systems for REDD, and benefit-sharing mechanisms for indigenous peoples.
Client References:
- World Bank
- UNDP
- USAID
- Australian National Parks
Languages Spoken: English, Français, Deutsche, 普通话, Reading Español, Reading Portuguese
Francis Staub
Keywords: Marine, Strategic Planning, Business/Sustainability Planning, Protected Area Management, Resource Mobilization
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Firm: Biodiversite Conseil
Services Offered: Biodiversité Conseil (BC) provides technical services related to the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. BC's core business is in the development and strategic planning of projects, project facilitation, evaluations. BC has also an extensive experience in Marine Protected Areas, Capacity Building, Fundraising and education and communication.
Client References:
- United Nations Development Programme
- UN Environment
- MedPAN
Languages Spoken: English, Français
Jim Tolisano
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Firm: Innovations in Conservation LLC
Phone: 1-505-920-3900
Services Offered: CTF design, implementation & operations; strategic and business planning; sustainable banking practices & ESG standards; biodiversity offsets/PES project development; protected area planning & management; EIA; leadership training and coaching
Client References:
- Dr. Julius Francis, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association
- Lydia Slobodian, IUCN
- Veronica Garcia del Arco, KfW
Languages Spoken: English, Español, Melanesian Pigin, Italian
Rinaldo Verdi
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/rinaldo-verdi-59565b25/
Firm: Rinaldo Verdi
Services Offered: I´m a veterinarian from Chile, working in wildlife conservation (IUNC otter specialist group) and environmental consultancy. I actually have my own environmental consultancy company and also collaborate in two NGO. This lines of work gives me the opportunity to execute projects with different kind of companies and also be near the side of communities. The experience i have got, gives me the perspective to comprehend the industrial behavior with the environment, been capable to analyse the impact on wildlife and ecosystem from human made environmental disasters. Also as a veterinarian, i am always working to generate consciousness about wildlife trade, also trying to empower people to report environmental crimes with the local authorities. Recently joined the IUNC CEESP Green Criminology specialist group.
Client References:
- Valle Central Mining Company
- URBEST urban development
- CODELCO Natinal Copper Cooperation
Languages Spoken: English, Español
Brett Wallington
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-wallington-82b49543/
Firm: Brett Wallington
Services Offered: I specialize in the Impact and ESG investing space. I provide clients with strategic guidance to help navigate this complex space, whilst using my business' unique methodology to provide practical results and reporting outputs. We have developed an innovative and quantitative +Impact SDG Investment Grading© tool to assess, track and/or verify any project, fund or company’s contribution to SDG and ESG metrics.
Client References:
- Grovest
- Londolozi Private Game Reserve
- Environmnetal Sustainability Agency
Languages Spoken: English
Melissa Walsh
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www.marineconservationfinance.com
Firm: Marine Conservation Finance Consulting
Services Offered: Strategic and innovative financial planning for ocean and community health
Client References:
- Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency
- Australian Department of Environment and Energy
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Languages Spoken: English
Hugo Van Zyl
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Firm: Independent Economic Researchers
Services Offered: Hugo Van Zyl has a PhD in economics and 20 years’ consulting experience in 12 countries focused on protected area sustainable financing and business planning, ecosystem services assessment / valuation, biodiversity offsets, PES, cost-benefit analysis and feasibility assessments. His contributions to policy process have included inputs on biodiversity conservation and finance, land use planning, water tariffs, mine closure funding and climate change policy. He has conducted numerous economic and socio-economic appraisals of infrastructure, industrial, mining, energy and tourism projects to inform processes such as environmental impact assessments (EIAs) and strategic environmental assessments (SEAs).
Client References:
UNDP, WWF, GiZ
Languages Spoken: English