Quality in Improved Forest Management: Landscape to local impact

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  Tere Tattersfield Director of Origination and Co-Founder @ BRET Consultores

  Teresa is a Co-Founder of BRET Consultores. She holds a degree in International Relations with a Master's Degree in Environmental Policy and Management, a Specialization in Sustainable Development (LEAD program from the Colegio de México) and Energy Efficiency and Environment at FLACSO. Previously serving as forest carbon Manager of WRI Mexico, she was responsible for coordinating the execution of CO2munitario. During the previous six years she oversaw the Program of Natural Solutions at Tec de Monterrey University and was an advisor to the Neutralízate Program of Pronatura México. She has been part of the special team of advisers in sustainable development and climate change for the Foreign Ministry of the British Commonwealth Government. She has been responsible for the elaboration of strategies that combine the efforts of local and federal governments in the development of international initiatives such as Methane to Markets.

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  Alicia Robbins VP of Natural Climate Solutions and Business Development @ Weyerhaeuser

  Alicia Robbins is the Vice President of Natural Climate Solutions & Business Development for Weyerhaeuser, America’s largest private timberland owner. In her role, Alicia leads the teams developing strategic options for the long-term value of forestlands. She is responsible for developing new markets for traditional wood products, like sawtimber, pulpwood, and mill residuals, while also building the company’s forest carbon business. Forests are an essential, scalable tool available right now to fight climate change, and Alicia is one of the leaders developing nature-based climate solutions, including forest carbon removals. Under her leadership, Weyerhaeuser announced its first Improved Forest Management (IFM) project in September – 50,000 acres in Maine approved by ACR. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental and Forest Sciences and a Master of Arts in International Studies, both from the University of Washington, and a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies from Columbia University.

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  Luke Hawbaker Director of Offtake @ Carbon Direct

  As Director of Offtake, Luke Hawbaker leads Carbon Direct’s engagement with carbon removal buyers on long-term offtake structuring and near-term carbon purchases. Before joining Carbon Direct, Luke built his career in conservation and innovative finance. He worked for The Nature Conservancy for five years in its Chief Conservation Office, helping lead program evaluation around the globe and launching and running a +$30M internal impact fund. After TNC, he worked in forest carbon project development, driving business development and partnerships for Mast Reforestation, a vertically-integrated reforestation company. He graduated from Yale University.

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  Van Butsic Principal Scientist @ Carbon Direct

  Dr. Van Butsic employs geospatial analysis and statistical modeling to design, implement and assess high quality carbon projects. He leverages his expertise in forest science to help project developers and clients understand the principles for high-quality carbon removal in the forestry sector. He works closely with Carbon Direct's tech team to integrate science with software. Before joining Carbon Direct, Dr. Butsic was an Associate Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialists at UC Berkeley where he combined novel econometric methods with geospatial analysis to understand the causes and consequences of land use policy. Dr. Butsic has developed methods to look at diverse drivers of land use change including carbon offsets, protected areas, wildfires, agricultural subsidies, war, and the regulation of illicit drugs.