Ljeta leads the development and implementation of effective processes and systems that enable Revalue to deliver high integrity carbon projects. She has 10+ years of experience designing, building, and managing operational functions across a range of industries, including Tech, Engineering and Environment.Prior to joining Revalue, Ljeta worked at McKinsey & Company helping clients develop and implement new operating models and transformation programmes geared towards efficiency, sustainability and innovation. In addition, she has great knowledge of IoT as she also led growth at a global IoT company specialised in environmental monitoring.Ljeta holds an undergraduate degree in Urban Planning and an MBA from INSEAD.
Aida is the lead of the machine learning and remote sensing team at Revalue. With nearly 15 years of experience developing machine learning solutions in the tech industry and a dual educational background in statistics and environmental sciences, she is dedicated to bridging the gap between technology and environmental challenges. Before joining Revalue, through her career journey she has worked in tech startups, consultancies and large companies and built high performing teams. She derives immense satisfaction from the convergence of different scientific realms to solve complex problems. Outside of her professional pursuits, Aida enjoys reading, immersing herself in nature, undertaking multi-day hiking trips, and exploring new travel destinations.
Nicolás Recalde works closely with our in-country partners to foster collaboration and identify opportunities for nature-based solutions. He drives innovation to go beyond the social and environmental safeguards of carbon projects and generates out-of-the-box ideas to establish robust monitoring and reporting procedures.
Before Revalue, Nicolás successfully led two different Validation and Verification Bodies throughout their accreditation process and operated them as manager coordinator. He has extensive experience in management system implementation and design, validation and verification processes, and project management.
He is an Environmental Engineering graduate of the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. He has a passion for music and is skilled in playing the drums.
Lauren is responsible for scaling the Finance function at Revalue Nature. She adopts an approach lead by automation and data quality, and is focused on delivering valuable financial insights to colleagues across the organisation. Lauren has 10 years experience working across Finance functions within both corporates and start-ups in the renewable energy and EdTech sectors, and is passionate about using her skillset to further positive environmental impacts. Her experience spans all areas of the function and she considers herself a Finance generalist. Lauren is CIMA qualified and holds an LLB from the University of Birmingham.
Outside of work, Lauren is a nature and animal lover interested in sustainable living. She enjoys walking in nature and travelling.
Stefan is a Machine Learning Engineer with a track record in applying computer vision and NLP to tackle climate challenges. Notably, his work on monitoring emissions from cement and steel plants globally has earned a the Time 100 Award. With a foundation in economics, he also brings significant experience in econometrics across both government and private equity. Stefan’s expertise blends technical acumen with a passion for environmental sustainability, which he hopes to help Revalue on it's growth mission.
Catherine is a seasoned communications professional with over 15 years of dedicated experience in environmental campaigning and marketing. Passionate about aligning her career with her personal core values and interests, she embarked on her journey by studying Ecology and Zoology at Imperial College London.
Throughout her career, Catherine has been involved in numerous influential projects, each contributing significantly to environmental conservation and sustainability efforts. Notable among these projects is her collaboration with Vestas to facilitate the integration of renewable energy into rural parts of Africa. She also played a pivotal role in the launch of the world's first Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant with Climeworks and spearheaded the introduction of the digital tree planting platform, Treedom, in the UK.
At Revalue Nature, Catherine leverages her experience and skills to develop the brand and storytelling strategies that will propel forward a new era of carbon project development, driving positive change for the planet and future generations.
Alex is leading the Product Management team at Revalue Nature. She has nearly 10 years of experience building products and high-performing teams in startups and scaleups. Alex loves building products that benefit humanity.
Before Revalue, Alex spent time in the biodiversity space helping built environment companies understand and mitigate their biodiversity impact; in BioTech building medical devices enabling vulnerable patients to do blood test from home; and in FinTech making investments more accessible to people.
Alex also has a past life in investment banking, which started with a Finance degree in Canada. She later moved to London to pursue an MBA at London Business School, while shifting in the tech world.
Alex is deeply passionate about building happy teams, she spends a lot of time learning about culture and psychology. Outside of professional pursuits, Alex loves mentoring women looking to get into tech, yoga, spending time with her tiny dog Evie, and tending to her (soon to be!) biodiverse garden.
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Electra is the lead for the Landscape Analytics team at Revalue Nature. Electra has almost 10 years of experience working with remote sensing and geospatial data, in sectors ranging from forestry to maritime monitoring, and particularly enjoys using her skills and knowledge to address environmental challenges. Before joining Revalue, Electra worked for a not-for-profit organisation and a tech start-up, carrying out hands-on technical work and also leading high-performance teams. She is really enjoys bringing together and working within cross-functional teams to derive solutions to complex problems. Outside of work, Electra can be found playing tennis, going to the gym, reading, playing board games (and losing badly at them) and enjoying walks along the Thames.
Jed sits in the investment team where he works on the financing of our projects. Prior to Revalue, Jed worked for 1.5 years in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs, where he focused on debt advisory and derivatives hedging for infrastructure private equity firms, with a focus on renewable energy assets. In 2024, he decided he wanted to further explore the opportunities in the climate mitigation space. Jed holds a First Class Bachelors in Mathematics from University College London. British born and Filipino, Jed enjoys spending time in nature and was inspired by his experience in energy transition to further contribute towards a net zero future.
Charné is a software developer with over 5 years of fullstack development experience. From web development for advertising, to a mobile app development for a video GP service, Charné has got to be involved in a wide range of problem solving.
Charné is originally from South Africa and has a soft spot in her heart for wildlife and nature preservation. She has worked with many underprivileged schools teaching biology and putting emphasis on how preserving South Africa's local fynbos vegetation is crucial and also a very special part of local heritage.
Greg is a seasoned software engineer and engineering leader with over 13 years of experience. During this time, he has led engineering teams and built platforms solving problems in advertising, developer experience, and education. He is passionate about building effective teams and products that deliver real impact. At Revalue, he works closely with Gidi, our Head of Engineering, to define and execute our vision and technical strategy.
Prior to joining as Lead Software Engineer, Greg served as the Head of Engineering at an EdTech company specialising in augmenting student learning with rich media assets.
Mina is a seasoned Machine Learning Scientist at Revalue Nature, bringing a wealth of experience from diverse domains. She has consistently applied and proposed cutting-edge AI and ML techniques to drive innovation and solve complex challenges in various domains such as Finance, Architecture and Buildings, Biology, Medicine.
Equipped with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, an M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence, and a B.Sc. in Computer Software Engineering, Mina possesses a robust academic foundation complemented by practical expertise. Her interdisciplinary approach enables her to tackle problems from multiple angles, fostering creative solutions that harness the power of technology to benefit both society and the environment.
Outside of her professional pursuits, Mina is known for her passion for nature and sustainability, often seeking opportunities to immerse herself in outdoor activities. Whether hiking through rugged terrain or exploring the intricacies of ecosystems, she finds inspiration in the natural world, driving her commitment to leveraging technology for the betterment of our planet.
Sarah Savino is a dedicated professional with a diverse background in education, administration, and environmental advocacy. With a degree in Sociology and a PGCE from university, she embarked on a journey of teaching in South Korea, gaining invaluable cross-cultural experiences. Transitioning into the corporate world, Sarah amassed over a decade of expertise as a Personal Assistant at esteemed companies such as Portakabin and Barratt Developments in the UK.
Currently based in the picturesque city of York, Sarah shares her home with her beloved dog Molly. In her leisure time, she extends her love for animals by providing dog-sitting to friends and family.
Driven by a profound commitment to environmental conservation and sustainability, Sarah aspires to align her career with her values. She aims to channel her wealth of experience and enthusiasm into a role at Revalue. With a deep-seated desire to contribute to the protection of nature and the planet. Sarah seeks opportunities to make a meaningful impact and foster positive change in the world.
Yogi is a dedicated Geospatial Data Analyst with expertise in spatial analysis, programming, remote sensing, and database management. He has gained valuable experience in various sectors including surveying and mapping, a cemetery management startup, and a forestry company. It was during his tenure in the forestry sector where Yogi honed his skills in applying spatial analysis and remote sensing techniques to support conservation efforts, conduct due diligence for potential timber concessions, and maintain landbank geodatabases. Yogi holds a degree in Geodesy Engineering from Institut Teknologi Nasional (ITN) Malang
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Matt has been a software engineer for around 20 years. He's built software for online maps, advertising, finance and (very briefly) a social network for rich people. He joined Revalue to get the chance to build something challenging, interesting and with real impact. He enjoys working to build happy and effective teams. Outside of work he likes spending time with his children, making pretty things from wood, and walking around London listening to politics podcasts.
Cil is a software engineer with 10 years of experience building systems and leading project and product teams. In that time, he has covered a wide range of domains, from audio DSP, speech AI, banking, to GIS. At Revalue, he works with the data engineering team to build the geospatial analysis services needed to assess projects.
Prior to Revalue, Cil lead the engineering team at Prosa AI, developing products for regulatory analysis and conference transcription. Cil is an avid music enjoyer, and leaves the house mostly for concerts.
Michael is our Senior Project Manager leading, driving and delivering global real-world impact projects. Michael brings considerable global programme/project management experience across multi-functional areas including in Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Clinical, Information Technology, HR & Digital Space. Projects delivered include optimizations, transformations, operation models, integrations and mergers. Designing process and providing guidance throughout project life cycle, he always works to an ethical transparent flexible methodology. Michael is a PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner and Business Studies graduate located in London. When not working he can be found playing music, seeking out new additions to his pop art collection, going on long muddy dog walks and sharing new delicious wine discoveries with friends and family.
José Ochoa-Brito is an Ecuadorian physical geographer who works in the fields of environmental remote sensing, spatial data science and vegetation spectroscopy. He has experience in diverse research projects using optical-thermal and radar satellite data with machine learning. His most recent work includes identifying tree plantations across the globe as postdoctoral researcher at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He has also worked as remote sensing specialist for the University of California, Merced developing land cover change time series in the Ecuadorian Amazon, and evaluating and developing evapotranspiration (ET) models in humid subtropical and semi-arid climates within the NASA DEVELOP program. José holds a PhD in Geography from University of California, Davis, a Master in Remote Sensing from Universitat de Valencia, and BEng. in Computer Sciences from Universidad de Cuenca
Haoqi is our Senior Acceleration Associate and is responsible for driving optimisation of our processes and systems. Having spent most of her career in management consulting, she has extensive experience advising companies across numerous industries on their transformation strategies and implementation programmes. She has a strong track-record of developing future-proofed operating models for her clients. Most recently she has been at the heart of commercial and operational programme management and leading innovative product propositions for Europe's largest telco and media company.
Haoqi holds a BSc. in Biochemistry with Management from Imperial College London and Imperial College Business School. In her spare time she can be found practising yoga, swimming, painting and cooking. She also enjoys classical music and is an accomplished violinist and pianist.
Alexa is Revalue's Proponent Origination Specialist at Revalue, leading the strategy for sourcing new carbon projects. A passionate advocate for representation in the climate sector, Alexa is one of the founding members of the Women in Carbon Initiative (WIC), a network dedicated to amplifying female voices in the industry. Before joining Revalue, Alexa was a Principal Consultant at a clean-tech executive search firm, specialising in the carbon market. She holds a BSc in Global Sustainable Development from the University of Warwick. Raised in Spain with French and American roots, Alexa is deeply committed to mitigating climate change. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, trying new food and connecting with people.
Mohan is a specialist in applying statistics and machine learning techniques to physics problems. Primarily focussed on atmospheric dynamics, he has developed expertise in forecasting, risk, and model validation using weather models, climate data and satellite data. He has 7 years of experience conducting state of the art research in academia, the energy sector and the insurance industry. A key focus of this prior work has been to provide machine learning solutions that are compatible with fundamental principals which thereby replicate the underlying physical processes. He holds a masters in geophysics and a doctorate in atmospheric physics from Imperial College. All of this work has been fuelled by a passion for understanding and preserving the natural environment.
Ashleigh is an Executive Assistant at Revalue Nature, supporting VP Ops & General Counsel, Laura Sekula, as well as the Operations Team.
Prior to working with Revalue, Ashleigh has spent 15 years working as an Executive Assistant, largely in the tech industry. Ashleigh possesses a keen understanding of the intricacies involved in a fast paced, ever changing organisation. She enjoys supporting Leadership to get to their highest level of achievement possible by taking care of all their admin needs. A master of organization and efficiency, she thrives on managing complex schedules and travel arrangements, coordinating high-stakes meetings, and ensuring seamless operations.
Ashleigh is from South Africa, and is currently based in Sintra, Portugal.
Outside of work, Ashleigh is normally found with her husband, friends and family, and is kept busy with her passion for travel and adventure.
Gidi has been leading engineering teams and building products for over 20 years, which makes him sound much older than he is. In that time, he's worked on a wide range of geospatial data problems, from command-and-control systems for emergency services to cat videos.
Prior to joining as our Head of Engineering, Gidi co-founded a company at the intersection of Nature and Agriculture, working to halt biodiversity loss at scale.
An avid nature lover, Gidi tries to escape London to hike, sail or rock climb as much as he can, but more often than not, he ends up watching Attenborough at home instead.
Allison works across the portfolio team to support the design and development of nature-based projects.Prior to Revalue, she worked in climate philanthropy, served at the US Embassy in Turkey, managed shipboard and shore-based military logistics as a US Naval Officer, and was a London-based strategy consultant.She holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental geology from Bryn Mawr College, an MBA from Wharton Business School, and a PhD in organizational learning in conservation from Imperial College London.
Robert was part of the initial team that launched Revalue in 2021 and is currently sitting in the investment team, where he ensures the commercial readiness of our projects before we look for investment.
Prior to Revalue, Robert was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company working across multiple sectors and functions, specializing in the energy and industrial sectors supporting companies in their decarbonization strategies.
Robert holds a degree in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, the city he calls home, and gets his energy from practicing all type of sports and spending time in nature.
Mbacham has a background in environment and natural resource management with over 5 years of experience working in providing socioeconomic, and environmental science-based solutions in the field of climate change, Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Uses (AFOLU), community development and resource use governance. Mbacham supports the design processes of our projects for end-to-end delivery of high integrity nature-based carbon projects.
Before joining Revalue, Mbacham managed the development of blue carbon REDD+ (Reducing Deforestation from Deforestation and forest Degradation) projects for Cameroon, The Gambia, and Sierra Leone at S2 Services. He worked with the Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society (CWCS) in promoting wetland conservation and restoration initiatives (tree planting, carbon inventories, community engagement and consultation) in the Douala Edea National Park (DENP). He supported drafting of the Simple Management Plan (SMP) of Ajei Highland Watershed Community (AHWaCoFo) with high integrity prospects in mind for the community and gallery forest landscape.
Mbacham holds a BSc in Environmental Science from the University of Buea and an MSc in Natural Resource Management in Forestry from the University of Dschang.
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Mahdan is a data-driven solution enthusiast. He helps design, construct, and maintain efficient data models throughout the team.
Prior to joining Revalue. Mahdan spent most of his professional career working at Big Data Innovation Labs in several UN agencies. He worked closely with the government partners to utilize big data, especially open data, to build data-based social policies.
Mahdan holds a Computer Science degree from Institut Teknologi Bandung.
Carolina, as a Carbon Technical Associate, is responsible for carrying out technical analysis, designing and monitoring high integrity nature-based carbon projects in Revalue's portfolio worldwide, with special focus in Latin America's pipeline. She looks close adherence to the latest best practices and recommendations from the scientific community and the high integrity voluntary carbon market initiatives.
With 8 years of experience in the Amazon region, Carolina has worked with renowned civil society organizations and multilateral organizations. Before joining Revalue, Carolina was technical consultant to determine the potential carbon stock to finance and articulate a conservation strategy in the Central Amazon Biosphere Reserve (RBAC) alongside UNESCO. She has supported the technical implementation of the Jurisdictional Plan of REDD+ in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, and also assisted in fulfilling the requirements for the Amazonas state to adhere to the jurisdictional ART/TREES standard. She served as a Network Manager for SDSN Amazonia, where she managed sustainable development projects alongside Panamazonian organizations. Also, she has experience in accessing climate finance in Brazilian states and with civil society organizations.
Carolina holds a Master's degree in Tropical Forest Science from the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) and a Bachelor's degree in Forest Engineering from the National Agrarian University (UNALM).
Sarah sits in the investment team where she leads the financing of our projects.
Prior to Revalue, Sarah worked for 5 years at Tristan Capital Partner, a real estate private equity fund, as an associate investment & asset manager. Overseeing c. $1.0bn AuM across Europe, she developed expertise in investments in private markets and opportunistic asset management. In 2022, she decided to solely dedicate her skills to climate mitigation.
Sarah holds a Master in Finance from EMLyon business school (Grande Ecole). French speaking living in London, she gets her energy from practicing running and yoga as well as spending time in nature.
Edit is also a Non-Executive Board Director of the UK’s first rewilding business, the Real Wild Estates Company, co-chair of IETA’s Natural Climate Solutions working group and Steering Committee Member of the Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation.
Prior to her current role, Edit was Investment and Development Director at Mirova Natural Capital where from its launch in 2013 until March 2022, she managed the pioneering EUR100m Althelia Climate Fund portfolio including the monetisation strategy through its affiliate Ecosphere+, as a Member of the Executive Committee. In addition, she has been leading on the company’s new development activities, including the origination, and structuring the L’Oreal Fund for Nature Regeneration, Nature+ Accelerator Fund and Orange Nature Fund managed by Mirova.
Edit has over 16 years of experience in climate finance, carbon markets and conservation finance impact investing having worked in various financial institutions, carbon funds and renewable energy companies in London, Paris, Lugano, Rotterdam and Budapest. Edit has experience on REDD+ in Peru, Guatemala, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Kenya, including cocoa agroforestry and sustainable cattle.
She is an environmental economist, HEC Paris, CEMS and Goldman Sachs Global Leader Alumni and has been a guest speaker at several international climate and conservation finance conferences worldwide.
Matthieu supports the technical analysis and design of Revalue’s nature-based conservation and restoration interventions. He tailors strategies that push for a carbon accounting going well-beyond standards while bringing rich social and biodiversity co-benefits.
He implemented sustainable livelihoods projects in Latin America, East Africa, and the Middle East for the past 10 years. He holds a double Master of Science in Forestry and Biodiversity Conservation and specialized in Lidar and Photogrammetry remote sensing to monitor natural habitat and biomass.
Prior to joining Revalue, Matthieu served as Head of Office of the International Committee of the Red Cross where he coordinated humanitarian operations in several armed conflicts. Matthieu also worked with Ecoforensic in Ecuador to develop a network of paraecologists to collect ecological data and support environmental cases presented to the countries' Constitutional Court.
Passionate about geospatial data science and its practical applications in real-world challenges, Kurnia supports the development of robust geospatial models and conducts forecasting, while also utilizing earth observation to ensure science-based landscape assessments.
Prior to joining Revalue Nature, Kurnia played a significant role in various conservation NGOs in Indonesia, working on the ground and collaborating closely with local communities and governments, with a focus on preserving the rich biodiversity and wildlife of tropical forests.
Her academic journey includes graduating in Forest Resources Conservation and completing a Master's in Remote Sensing at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. Getting her hands dirty, Kurnia embraces her love for nature by spending leisure time exploring the forest and cherishing the diverse wildlife and other fascinating creatures. Her profound connection with nature strengthens her commitment to safeguarding the environment and its invaluable ecosystems.
Lucia is part of our Cross-Cutting team at Revalue Nature, jumping into all areas of the business to drive and ensure effective delivery of cross-functional projects and sustainable scalability of our teams and processes as we grow.Lucia has 4 years experience working in cross-functional roles at high-growth start-ups. Most recently she has spent two years establishing a BizOps function at a SAAS marketing business in London, building and iterating core operating frameworks to set up teams and processes for scale and managing high-priority cross-functional projects. Prior to this, she spent two years as a Project Manager scaling the people, processes and products in a rapidly growing portfolio of events at a marketplace app in Madrid.She has an undergraduate degree in English Literature and Spanish from Edinburgh University, spent 4 years living in Spain and is currently based in London. She is most often found on her yoga mat or, further afield exploring the world's cities, oceans and mountains.
Developing and managing IT systems at Revalue Nature. I ensure we're working in the future, utilising the latest and greatest platforms, tools, and ways of working to maximise our individual and collective yield, clarity, and focus.
Prior to Revalue I drove IT Operations and Information Security at climate technology firms and in the FinTech industry.
Jade is Revalue Nature's Chief Operating Officer, responsible for helping scale the operations and organisation to effectively deliver on our vision of rethinking carbon project development from the ground up. He brings extensive strategy, finance, and operations experience from both established companies like Google and the startup world.
Prior to joining Revalue, Jade was CFO for climate tech startup Earthly and Founding Partner for climate-tech VC fund Ambo Ventures. He was previously part of the strategy and finance team at Google, helping to drive the EMEA region's growth, and helped launch a variety of impact initiatives, including Google's Startups for Sustainable Development program that now serves over 300 startups globally. He has a background in finance at Merrill Lynch and as an entrepreneur in the MENA region.
Jade is a CFA charterholder and holds an MBA from INSEAD. He is a native of Morocco and loves rock climbing, scuba diving, and spending time in nature.
Jules Tyler is an external consultant providing support to our Operations team. She is currently assisting Revalue Nature with its recruitment drive, as well as helping to ease bottlenecks in backlogged tasks and general operational and administrative support.
Jules runs two businesses. Her main business is online business support/management and she also works as a mindset and success coach, having trained with Jay Shetty to gain her certification.
Quite the adventurer and daredevil, Jules loves nothing more than ticking off bucket list items and experiencing all the world has to offer.
Stuart founded Revalue to rethink carbon project development from the ground up, building a company which supercharges the world's leading nature-based developers.
He spent 5 years scaling ventures focused on Natural Solutions before building Revalue, including as South East Asia Director for a GBP 120m incubator facility.
During his time as a Director with SYSTEMIQ he helped build their Indonesia Office from 4 people to 100+, including establishing their spatial intelligence team and capabilities. He is a systems nerd, with expertise in delivering complex portfolios and programmes at scale.
Formally a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company in London he worked across Europe and North America in a range of industries including engineering, finance, media, telecoms, and healthcare.
Stuart was an entrepreneur as part of the second cohort of the Entrepreneur First accelerator, holds a degree in physics from University of Oxford, is a lifelong tech nerd, lives in Indonesia, and tries to spend as much time in nature as possible.
Nico is a result-driven and enthusiastic Spatial Data Scientist, Supply-Chain management expert and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience.
He has worked in various sectors such as health, energy, economic empowerment, environment services and emergency response with local and international NGOs, UN agencies, and for-profit companies in multiple countries in Europe, West & Austral Africa, the Middle-East and South-East Asia.
Nico holds a M.A. in Global Affairs & International Development Studies with specialization in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and a M.Sc. in Global Supply-Chain Management.
Prior to Revalue, Laura was researching forest-positive business models in the Brazilian Amazon, including regenerative cocoa farming in the state of Para with De Mendes chocolatiers and mushroom cultivation in the state of Amazonas with mycologists at INPA (National Institute for Amazonian Research).
Prior to her current role, she was a key member of Milbank’s market-leading financial restructuring practice in London handling complex problems and advising investors on negotiated multi-billion dollar international restructurings and corporate rescue transactions. Laura was recognised by the Turnaround Management Association with the 2020 transaction of the year award for the successful restructuring of Portuguese cabling business Solidal Condutores Electricos.
Laura brings 10+ years of wide ranging legal expertise across company life cycles from start-up / VC / PE / M&A to restructurings across multiple industries (including tech & fintech, food processing, civil engineering, retail & industry).
Laura holds an LLB from the School of Oriental & African Studies in London and and LLM from New York University. Laura is admitted to practice in England & Wales.
Amanda works closely with our in-country partners to assess and develop our pipeline of ecosystem service projects across Asia Pacific.
Prior to her current role, she spent 2 years establishing the sustainability department at Sampoerna Kayoe, one of Indonesia's largest timber companies. Here, she developed the sustainability strategy and implemented projects across supply chain and operations. Much of the work involved working with smallholder farmers across Indonesia, focusing on sustainable forest management and livelihoods.
Amanda holds a degree in International Relations and Politics from Cardiff University.
As a climate change specialist in the land use sector, Alex has over 13 years of experience in climate change mitigation, project management, data analysis and capacity building across the globe. He has advised national and regional governments, civil society organizations and other stakeholders in Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands on REDD+, sustainable land-use planning, forest monitoring, ecosystem valuation, carbon markets, carbon project development and GHG accounting. This includes advising, Malawi, Ghana and Vietnam on the development of their national forest reference levels. He has led and managed the implementation of $10M+ projects, managing budgets and sub-contractors, supervising staff and consultants.
Prior to joining Revalue, Alex served as a Climate Change Lead in Winrock International’s Ecosystem Services team. Alex holds a Master of Environmental Science and Law, and an Honors Bachelors of Science. He has experience working in Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Lao PDR, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, the Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Vietnam, Australia, and the United States.
Makhotso works closely with our in-country partners to assess and develop our pipeline of ecosystem service projects in Africa. Through her work, Makhotso continually aims to promote extensive community engagement to ensure that vulnerable communities — including marginalised groups — are at the forefront of building their own resilience and, as well as the ecosystems upon which they depend.
Prior to joining Revalue Nature, Makhotso worked on the design and development of climate change adaptation projects for C4 EcoSolutions in South Africa — funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Global Environment Facility (GEF) — for several countries, including Botswana, Malawi, Haiti, Tuvalu and Liberia.
Makhotso holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences and English from the University of Botswana.
Geniung helps design and implement data pipeline architecture, automates data extraction and transformation processes, and ensures efficient data delivery at Revalue Nature. Prior to Revalue Nature, Geniung worked in Financial securities in Indonesia, where he delivered data-driven solutions and AI implementations for the company. Geniung holds a Mathematics degree from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Outside of work, Geniung is a sports enthusiast and loves spending time outdoors in nature while taking pictures and videos.
Rumi is a conservation social scientist with a background in behavioral science, informing evidence-based solutions to advance environmental sustainability. Rumi leads Revalue Nature’s impact monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) initiatives globally and designs behavior change strategies using experimental methods. She has over 15 years of research and project management experience with expertise in REDD+, community-based conservation, and behavior change. She is particularly interested in understanding psychological, social, and contextual factors underlying people's decisions and behaviors and finding effective ways to motivate individuals to adopt sustainable resource-use practices across the tropics. Rumi has expertise in survey design, behavioral experiments, and impact evaluation through both quantitative and qualitative approaches.
Prior to joining Revalue Nature, Rumi lived and worked in Indonesia for over 7 years and led sustainable land-use, forestry, and REDD+ projects. She is fluent in English, Bahasa Indonesia, and Japanese. In her spare time, she enjoys training capoeira, playing music, hiking, and cuddling with cats. Rumi holds a PhD in Resources, Environment and Sustainability from The University of British Columbia and a Master's degree in International Affairs from Columbia University.
Dimas plays a pivotal role within the Remote Sensing Team at Revalue, where he actively managing and analyzing remote sensing imagery, developing robust sampling strategies, and maintaining data accuracy and quality with utmost confidence and proficiency.With a bachelor's degree in Cartography and Remote Sensing from the University of Gadjah Mada, his profound passion for remote sensing and geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) is the driving force behind his work. His focus on studying forests adds depth to his expertise.Prior joining Revalue Nature, Dimas honed his skills in Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) mapping through diverse projects, while also making contributions to non-profit organizations and communities like YouthMappers, OpenStreetMap, and QGIS Indonesia.His unwavering commitment to the geospatial community fuels his desire to continue propelling geospatial development, particularly in Indonesia.
Gabriel is an expert in REDD+ projects and methodologies, forest carbon monitoring, and spatial analysis in scenarios for development and conservation evaluation. He co-authored Verra's VM0015 Avoided Unplanned Deforestation and Degradation (AUDD) methodology, and REDD+ experience in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Nigeria; notably in the Juma Reserve REDD project and Suri Forest Carbon Project in Brazil, and the Bale Mountains Ecoregion REDD+ project in Ethiopia.
Prior to his current role, Gabriel served as consultant Specialist and Technical advisor in Land-Use-Change and Climate Change in the tropics for various private and government organizations such as Forest Trends, Inter-American Development Bank, Mirova, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), and National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA), and UN Environmental Programme.
Gabriel is a highly skilled conservation practitioner leader with over 15 years of experience in conservation practice and science related to Biology, Ecology, Geography and Forest Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in geography, specialising in land use change and development in the Brazilian Amazon basin.
Astrid is a consultant Executive Assistant at Revalue Nature, supporting Founder and CEO, Stuart Rowland, as well as the Operations team.
Prior to working with Revalue, and setting up her Virtual Assistant business, Astrid spent 11 years working in the retail and arts industries, as Operations and Customer Services Manager for Adventures in Furniture, and Head of Sales for Lumitrix fine art gallery, and then as a Private PA for a high-net-worth individual.
Astrid enjoys supporting business owners and entrepreneurs, and having the opportunity to support cause-driven organisations, such as Revalue Nature, who work to make a real and much needed impact in the world.
Astrid has a MA Honours degree in Modern History from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and is currently based in London, United Kingdom.
Outside of work, Astrid loves nature walks, yoga and travel, and is kept busy with her passion for acting.
Sabila as an Administrative Associate at Revalue Nature works in supporting Operations Team. Her field in Administration, HR and Finance contribute to promoting professional, accountable and transparent projects and reports while aiming to provide exceptional service in attaining effective and efficient way in day-to-day business support to the departments in Revalue Nature.Prior to working in Revalue, Sabila has several years of experience in the said field across multiple industries. She values the opportunity to support social mission organization such as Revalue Nature, allows her to contribute to make an impact in large social scale.Sabila holds an Economic bachelor’s degree from Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia.
