Forestbase develops and structures high-integrity carbon projects, combining capital, technical design, and direct field execution. We build projects from origination through long-term stewardship—not as intermediaries, but as hands-on partners.
Based across Forestbase and PIRI, bringing together expertise in carbon markets, field execution, and conservation finance.
We operate as a unified development company through two complementary entities with aligned ownership and shared mission.
Market access, capital structuring, carbon design, commercialization, and investor relations. We connect projects to buyers and finance.
Technical execution, field implementation, community engagement, MRV, forestry, and on-ground operations. They make projects real.
Why this matters: Most carbon developers coordinate multiple disconnected vendors. We control both sides—ensuring quality, accountability, and long-term stewardship instead of handoffs.
Forestbase leads development across the full project lifecycle. Not as a platform connecting others—as the proponent building and operating the project.
Identify and originate project opportunities in high-integrity landscapes where conservation can compete economically with land-use pressures.
Structure projects technically and financially—carbon design, baseline modeling, economic projections, legal agreements, and community benefit frameworks.
Provide and coordinate project financing through the development phase. Capital comes from aligned sources, not fragmented short-term bets.
Direct field execution through PIRI—continuous on-ground presence, community relationships, forestry work, monitoring infrastructure, and adaptive management.
Develop commercialization pathways with carbon credit buyers. Long-term offtake relationships, not spot-market speculation.
Remain actively involved throughout the project lifecycle. We don't develop and exit—we develop and steward.
We treat social and biodiversity outcomes as part of carbon quality—not as separate storytelling. Forest conservation must compete with land-use pressures; impact work is what makes protection economically rational long-term.
Community engagement, local employment, training, institutional bridges, and benefit-sharing plans create a stronger foundation for permanence.
Forest protection safeguards habitat. Biodiversity monitoring demonstrates value beyond carbon accounting.
REDD+ avoids emissions from deforestation. Restoration can increase carbon removals where implementation conditions support credible outcomes.
The purpose of impact work is not to decorate the project. It reduces social risk, supports permanence, strengthens monitoring, and ensures the people closest to the forest participate in the value generated by protecting it.
Investors and buyers should be able to see what has happened, what is planned, what is measured, and what remains subject to validation, feasibility, and community approval.
Combining expertise in project coordination, carbon structuring, commercial development, biodiversity monitoring, community engagement, forestry, MRV, land governance, and social safeguards.
Leads operational strategy, procurement coordination, and infrastructure development with 30+ years of international experience in asset management and emerging market operations.
Leads legal and financial structuring, economic modeling, and governance coordination with deep expertise in international compliance and risk management.
Oversees project execution and coordination between Forestbase and PIRI. Ensures operational delivery and maintains project timelines across development phases.
Leads biodiversity monitoring strategy, ecological assessments, and natural capital measurement frameworks. Develops protocols for habitat tracking and species observation.
Manages market research, commercial analysis, and stakeholder coordination to support strategic growth initiatives and partnership development across project activities.
Leads technical execution, community relations, and field operations with 20+ years in REDD+, ARR, and forest governance across Latin America; formerly at ALLCOT, FORLIANCE, and GIZ.
Oversees community engagement, social impact assessment, and benefit-sharing frameworks with 18+ years of experience in FPIC processes and rural development programs across Colombia.
Specializes in MRV systems and geospatial analysis across 25+ REDD+, ARR, IFM, and WRC projects. Leads quantification methodologies and data infrastructure.
Implements sustainable agroforestry and climate-smart production systems in Colombia and Central America with 9+ years of experience.
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