Independent review and evaluation

A valley of rice paddies, cleared hillsides and remaining forest under a blue sky — Forest, farmland and rice paddies, Madagascar. Photograph: Danae Maniatis

I read a programme, a plan or a methodology against the rules it has to meet, and say plainly where it stands, how it can be improved, and what it could do next. Independent means I hold no stake in the credits and I do the work myself.

What holds up, what does not, and what could be improved, before an auditor, a board or a buyer decides.

I carried out the mid-term evaluation of a donor-funded programme working on forests and land use with partner governments. I reviewed its strategy and delivery, consulted stakeholders through interviews and written replies, and presented recommendations to its governing body.

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For

Companies checking a jurisdiction's credits before they commit
Funders, boards and steering committees deciding whether to back, continue or reshape a programme
Jurisdictions preparing for an audit under ART's TREES or Verra JNR

The work covers

Pre-audit readiness reviews
Mid-term and strategic evaluations of programmes and facilities
Technical assessments of programme plans against a funder's own requirements
Methodology review

Background

Nominated by Belgium to the UNFCCC roster of experts, for the review of land use, land-use change and forestry
Article 6.4 Expert Reviewer, selected by the UNFCCC Article 6.4 Supervisory Body for 2026 to 2028

A fixed-scope place to start

Programme readiness review

A review of your programme against ART's TREES or Verra JNR, delivering a gap report and a roadmap.

Price on request

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