How I can help
I work across two connected areas.
Domain expertise: nature metrics and monitoring, impact logic, ecology, and the mechanics of voluntary carbon and biodiversity markets — the technical and market knowledge that underpins credible nature initiatives.
Strategy and communication: helping teams build direction, assess what they have, engage stakeholders, and communicate clearly across the different worlds - science, investment, communities, supply chains - that nature initiatives have to hold together.
Most engagements draw on both. Across all of them, the focus is the same: aligning ambition, systems and people so that impact holds under real-world conditions.
Pillar 1: Strategy and workstream leadership
Strategic assessments & review
An independent read on what you already have - your current approach, assumptions, governance and risks — before you commit further. I identify gaps, misaligned incentives and weak assumptions, and clarify where the real opportunities are. Particularly useful in fast-evolving markets where standards, technologies and cost structures are shifting and an outside perspective adds genuine value.
Example mandates:
Reviewing existing strategy, governance and delivery models against real-world conditions
Stress-testing assumptions before commitments are made
Identifying weak assumptions or misaligned incentives
Providing independent perspective to support leadership decision-making
Strategy development support and roadmapping
Bringing structure and shared direction to early stage or transitioning initiatives — creating effective workplans with clear prioritisation, governance and accountability. I help align strategy, narrative and operational planning, and support leadership in defining trade-offs and priorities. Useful when things are moving but direction isn't fully settled, or when you're building something new and need a solid foundation before committing resources.
Example mandates:
Strengthening theory-of-change and impact logic
Aligning strategy, narrative and operational planning
Supporting leadership in defining trade-offs and priorities
Structuring governance and accountability frameworks for early-stage initiatives
Workstream leadership and programme delivery
For initiatives or teams that need more than advice: I embed as a senior workstream lead, own the delivery process, manage stakeholder coordination, and keep the programme moving through the execution phase. I operate as an extension of senior management — working with your existing specialists, not over them. This includes in-person presence where it matters: site visits, team sessions, and stakeholder meetings on the ground. This is ongoing engagement, not a one-off.
Example mandates:
Leading interdisciplinary nature-based solutions workstreams within developer, investor or platform teams
Structuring governance, accountability and delivery models in early-stage initiatives
Identifying bottlenecks and resolving cross-functional misalignment across science, operations and commercial strategy
Supporting selection and integration of new tools or technologies where markets and standards are evolving
Pillar 2: Communications & facilitation
Strategic communications and sector translation
Building communication architecture for complex initiatives - from investor-facing narratives to internal alignment, community engagement and reputation risk management. A particular focus on translating across the supply chain: helping demand-side actors understand what supply looks like in practice, and helping project developers communicate credibly to markets. I work in English, Spanish and German, which matters when the story needs to land on both sides.
Example mandates:
Leading strategic communications workstreams for markets or community engagement
Supporting business positioning and the creation of pitch decks
Translating technical content for investors, communities, partners and broader audiences
Aligning messaging across science, operations and commercial strategy
Bridging communication between Latin American project developers and international capital or buyers
Stakeholders & systems facilitation
Navigating difficult stakeholder environments: mapping and aligning the people and incentives that determine whether delivery works. I design and run engagement processes, manage expectations across diverse groups, and help translate between communities, technical teams, investors and regulators. This work is often best done in person: I travel to projects and meetings where direct presence changes the dynamic.
Example mandates:
Mapping stakeholder ecosystems and identifying alignment gaps and friction points
Facilitating multi-stakeholder processes across communities, investors, technical teams and regulators
Designing and running workshops and engagement processes for complex initiatives
Supporting community engagement and FPIC processes in Latin America and internationally
Managing expectations during programme transitions or delivery challenges
Pillar 3: Nature metrics, data and markets
Nature intelligence, monitoring & impact logic
Helping you choose biodiversity indicators and monitoring approaches that are scientifically sound, operationally feasible and decision-useful. Good monitoring starts with a clear theory of change and impact logic -understanding what you're trying to achieve, what needs to be measured to know if it's working, and what the data will actually tell decision-makers. This includes understanding trade-offs between methodologies, knowing what questions to ask tech providers, and making sense of what the numbers mean in practice. Where useful, I visit sites to understand monitoring realities on the ground — not just what the data says, but what it takes to collect it.
Example mandates:
Developing or reviewing theory of change and impact logic for nature-based initiatives
Assessing monitoring technologies and digital tools against ecological methods and delivery feasibility
Supporting selection and integration of monitoring systems within governance and operational structures
Aligning data, reporting and implementation capacity with business realities
Bridging product development, scientific teams and market expectations
Nature markets orientation
For teams new to voluntary carbon markets, biodiversity credits, or nature-positive frameworks — I provide structured orientation on how these markets work, what the main standards require, where the credibility debates are, and what matters for your specific context. This includes the connection between supply and demand: how projects on the ground in places like Latin America connect to corporate buyers, certification systems and capital flows. Practical guidance from someone who works across both sides of that chain.
Example mandates:
Orienting leadership teams on voluntary carbon and biodiversity credit markets, standards and integrity debates
Reviewing corporate nature strategies against current market standards and expectations
Structured briefings on TNFD, CSRD and biodiversity crediting frameworks
Supporting teams entering the nature finance space to ask the right questions and avoid common pitfalls
Mapping the supply chain between project developers and corporate demand, with a focus on Latin America
Sounds familiar but not quite sure how I can support you?