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Who We Are
We believe bold and innovative approaches are needed to solve the world’s climate and biodiversity crisis. A business-as-usual attitude will not get us there.
To achieve this, we seek to lead the way nature-based carbon projects are implemented globally.
We are at the forefront of new technologies and emerging markets. We collaborate with our global partners to leverage complementary skills and build the capacity of local communities, creating lasting social and environmental outcomes.
NatureCo history
In the face of rapidly intensifying climate change and environmental degradation, our founders, Neil Salisbury and Todd Berkinshaw, identified a growing global need for credible, ethical, and innovative nature-based carbon projects.
In response, NatureCo was established in 2021. Evolving out of one of Australia’s largest environmental NGOs, Greening Australia, NatureCo is backed by more than 40 years of organizational experience in land restoration and reforestation carbon projects.
Our team has been handpicked for their extensive expertise and technical know-how in nature-based projects, global carbon standards, innovative finance, strategic program design, and community engagement.
MISSION
At NatureCo, we connect finance and environmental markets with on-ground action, prioritizing relationships and collaboration with our clients, investors, implementation partners, and local communities to deliver innovative and high-impact nature-based carbon projects.
We value integrity, and we have a non-negotiable commitment to equitable and transparent benefit-sharing programs with local implementation partners and communities.
Our nature-based carbon projects support the UN Sustainable Development Goals and adhere to the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions, ensuring outcomes lead to simultaneous benefits for nature and people.
Our Team
We are a team of experts who want to make a difference, driven to create a more optimistic future for our planet and people through the delivery of nature-based carbon projects.
Neil Salisbury
Co-founder and Chair
Co-founder and Chair
Accomplished entrepreneur and sustainability leader with over 25 years of international experience in climate & energy technologies, environmental markets, sustainable finance and broader ESG issues.
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Brendan Foran
Board Member
Board Member
CEO of Greening Australia for more than ten years, with extensive experience in business management, government relations, community and stakeholder liaison, and organizational governance and strategy reform.
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Clare Luehman
Board Member
Board Member
Greening Australia’s CFO with 25 years of finance experience in the energy, retail, manufacturing, and agri-business sectors and holding multiple non-executive director roles in not-for-profits focusing on education and the environment.
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Nathan Dale
Board Member
Board Member
Commercially orientated entrepreneur working across international environmental markets, with extensive experience in carbon project origination and aggregation.
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Todd Berkinshaw
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Decades of experience in Australian and international conservation sectors, strategizing and developing large-scale land restoration programs and designing new environmental finance models.
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Dr Melanie Kaebernick
director, international partnerships
director, international partnerships
Highly accomplished coordinator of international climate change policy and nature-based solutions, building international partnerships on climate action.
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Dr Dean Thomson
General Manager, Technical Services
General Manager, Technical Services
Leading professional in the environment and global climate change sector, developing international carbon projects and supporting design of new innovative standards.
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Mark Graeme
General Manager, Operations
General Manager, Operations
Seasoned expert in origination and management of Australian and international nature-based carbon solutions, ensuring highest-standard project implementation.
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Georgina Myburgh
GENERAL MANAGER, CORPORATE SERVICES
GENERAL MANAGER, CORPORATE SERVICES
20+ years in treasury, insurance, internal audit, risk management and governance, with deep experience providing corporate services for environmental organisations.
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Elliott James Ong
PROJECT PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
PROJECT PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
Experience in managing conservation projects across South-East Asia, supporting fundraising and communications, and collaborating with international partners and stakeholders to encourage positive change for ecosystems
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Chandrakant Deokar
PROJECT PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
PROJECT PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
17+ years in program management and partnership platform development focused on large-scale, community-based natural resource management, forest and ecosystem conservation, regenerative agriculture, and sustainable livelihoods projects.
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Amélie Uhrig
REGIONAL MANAGER, APAC
REGIONAL MANAGER, APAC
Experience leading certification and registration of international reforestation activities and managing end-to-end nature-based carbon solutions projects.
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Mariana Ubaldino Vasconcelos
REGIONAL MANAGER, LATAM
REGIONAL MANAGER, LATAM
Specialist in management of international nature-based carbon solutions projects, GHG inventories and degraded area restoration.
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Filipe Silveira
GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
10+ years in the international mining sector, working with degraded area restoration, mine closure, GHG inventories and remote sensing/geoprocessing.
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Verónica Moralez Paoli Olmedo
SENIOR PROJECT OFFICER
SENIOR PROJECT OFFICER
Specialist in the design and implementation of nature-based solutions projects, with experience in multi-stakeholder consultation and capacity building.
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Felix Kouedji
SENIOR CARBON PROJECT OFFICER
SENIOR CARBON PROJECT OFFICER
10+ years of experience implementing sustainable forest management projects in the Congo Basin, with bilateral cooperation institutions, international organizations, private sector and local communities.
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Gabriela Medina Davila
OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
Experience in optimizing projects with strategic design for problem resolution and automated processes, with a background in industrial engineering, quantitative methods, data analysis, and project management.
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Alice Duong
PROJECT OFFICER
PROJECT OFFICER
Experience in technical research and analysis, carbon accounting and co-benefit monitoring, with a background in surveying, data processing and reporting.
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Calla MacGregor
PROJECT OFFICER
PROJECT OFFICER
Experience in supporting nature-based carbon project delivery and improving engagement with climate action through education and communication pathways.
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Adenna Nurrahman
PROJECT OFFICER
PROJECT OFFICER
Experience in environmental and biodiversity due diligence, climate change risk assessment and greenhouse gas inventories, with a background in remote sensing services.
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