Forest Carbon Science & Policy Team
A team of scientists working to improve how we assess forest carbon projects.
Dr Christopher Philipson
Forest ecologist with 20+ years leading scientific work on forest conservation, carbon impacts, and restoration across Southeast Asia. His research focuses on how forests recover and how restoration influences carbon and biodiversity outcomes, supporting evidence-based impact assessment for conservation finance.
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Dr Hugh Graham
Geospatial data scientist focusing on remote sensing and machine learning for forest carbon analysis. Brings 3+ years operational carbon accounting experience, plus extensive work integrating cloud computing and open-source tools for reproducible ecological workflows.
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Chloé Naomi Swickard
Climate and sustainability leader with 20+ years shaping carbon markets and Nature-Based Solutions globally. She has led the development of standards such as Verra's VCS, including Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ and VM0048, and has contributed to major initiatives such as ICVCM, CORSIA, IETA, and Article 6 to advance high-integrity carbon markets.
Professor David Burslem
Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Environment and Biodiversity at the University of Aberdeen. Advises on ecological restoration, forest recovery, and tropical ecosystem dynamics, providing independent scientific oversight while strengthening UK research connections.
Professor Andrew Cunliffe
Oppenheimer Associate Professor of Geospatial Ecology at the University of Exeter. Leads research combining ecological understanding with advanced mapping tools for transparent, scalable assessment of forest condition and carbon performance.