Technical Advisory Committee

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) works closely with the Foundation to support the approval of technical specifications and provide guidance on technical matters. Specific functions of the Technical Advisory Committee are to:

Provide recommendations on technical aspects in the Plan Vivo Standard and how they should be applied
Contribute to the development of tools and methodologies to support Plan Vivo projects

Plan Vivo's TAC were previously responsible for reviewing technical documents from existing and potential Plan Vivo projects. It should be noted that this is now done by the Technical Review Panel (TRP).

CHAIR - Nicholas Berry

Partner at The Landscapes and Livelihoods Group

Blanca Bernal

Senior Technical Expert at GreenCollar

Charlotte Wheeler

Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge

George Tarus

Head; Forest Conservation Directorate at Ministry of Environment

Jenny Farmer

Environmental Consultant and Researcher at Newcastle University

Kahlil Baker

CEO at Taking Root

Klaus Geiger

Manager for Nature Based Solutions in North America at South Pole

Peter Branney

International Forestry Consultant

Saran Sohi

Senior Lecturer (Soil Science and Biochar) at University of Edinburgh

Suraj Vannairachchy

Vice President Global Carbon at Macquarie Bank

Daniel Waiswa

JW Fulbright Fellow

Edwin Maingi

Carbon Projects Senior Manager at Conservation International

Daniel Bayley

Senior Technical Specialist at Fauna & Flora

Jaclyn Kachelmeyer

Agricultural Carbon Practice Lead at TerraCarbon

Jordan Wildish

Offset Program and Tribal Grants Supervisor at Washington State's Department of Ecology

Olivia Jenkins

Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Technical Specialist at Social Development Direct

Ondrej Tarabus

Senior Advisor for Climate and Biodiversity at the Forest Stewardship Council

Technical Review Panel (TRP)

Plan Vivo has two Technical Review Panels (TRP). One for PV Climate and one for PV Nature. The PV Climate TRP consists of experts in carbon quantification, whilst the PV Nature TRP consists of experts in ecology and conservation. Both TRPs aim to accelerate the finance to community-focused Biodiversity, Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) projects. Both TRPs help ensure that projects and their associated methodologies are meeting best practice within the market, giving confidence to investors and buyers.

If you are interested in joining either of our TRPs, please visit our careers page.