Our Team

HIMANSHU DUA

CO-FOUNDER AND HEAD OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND SALES

Himanshu Dua has previously originated a number of carbon offset and sustainable projects including:

  • Coal mine methane projects in China

  • Sustainable forestry in Nicaragua

  • Carbon Forestry projects in New Zealand

He successfully executed one of the first New Zealand Unit carbon trades in the world and also executed an offtake agreement for over $50M of EU/CDM credits with a large buyer in the Europe

Previous to founding Green Carbon, Himanshu was an Executive in Strategy and Consumer Banking at Westpac Banking Corporation, a consultant at Bain & Co. and co-founded a management consulting company, ICG

He is currently responsible for documenting the Bolivian carbon project, obtaining approval and marketing the carbon offsets to wholesale and retail buyers around the world.

MIGUEL ROCKHOLT

HEAD OF FORESTRY

Miguel Rockholt is an experienced business executive who has a track record of originating and implementing complex projects

He is the co-founder of Green Carbon and has sourced the Bolivian opportunities for forestry conservation projects

In 2010, he successfully gained approval for a 150,000ha sustainable forestry project

He is responsible for managing the completion of technical forestry analysis and quantification and ongoing tribal, indigenous council and government relations

He is ably supported by our Bolivian team of forestry, legal and tribal relationship experts

Previously, Miguel founded Holdrock Constructions managing construction and infrastructure projects between USD$2M and $30M

He has previously been a government advisor and worked for Dell Holdings across North and South America

EDWIN YSIDORO

CARBON QUANTIFICATION

Edwin is the leader of Rusteak SRL, Green Carbon’s chosen experts in the field of forestry analysis.

Edwin has led the project to quantify the carbon in the soil and the carbon in the forest through soil and plot sampling

He has led a number of forestry field studies as an independent contractor, for Rusteak SRL and for Green Carbon

Edwin is a qualified Forestry Engineer, has a degree in Environmental Sciences from the Gabriel Rene Moreno Autonomous University as a well as a Diploma in Ecological Sanitation and Climate Change

He has completed many specialist courses including the use of Geographical Systems applied to the Management and Monitoring of Natural Resources

Moving forward, he will be responsible for our annual forestry analysis on the ground

HELDER MONTANO

LEGAL COUNSEL

Helder is an experienced legal counsel and is responsible for ensuring the integrity of Green Carbon’s agreements with our indigenous partners, understanding land title and ownership and the constitution and laws relating to our project

He is qualified lawyer with a Degree in Law from UPDS University

Moving forward, Helder will assist in the establishment of the NGO and trust to distribute monies to tribes and continually facilitate all parties to meet their legal obligations under the REDD+ project agreements

JUAN CARLOS

CIDOB RELATIONSHIP MANAGER

Juan Carlos liaises with CIDOB (the Council of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia) to communicate REDD+ projects and their benefits for the indigenous tribes

He has worked with CIDOB to:

  • Identify the tribal leaders that have authority to enter contracts

  • Brief the tribal leaders as to what REDD+ projects are and their obligations

  • Facilitate the execution of contracts between Green Carbon and the Tribes

Juan Carlos is the only person accredited by CIDOB to present and facilitate REDD+ projects in Bolivia

Previously, Juan Carlos has worked with CIDOB in developing training programs and educating the tribes in how to strengthen their own development

LAZARO LABERAN

INDIGENOUS RELATIONS

Previous relevant experience includes:

  • Leader of CPESC (Coordinator of Ethnic Peoples of Santa Cruz)

  • Responsible for monitoring CIDOB and its outcomes

  • Director of River Transport for Indigenous Peoples

He has a post graduate degree in the Law of Indigenous Peoples, Governance and International Cooperation from the University of Madrid, Spain

Moving forward Lazaro will continue to be responsible for facilitation of community consultation, training, monitoring and other relationship issues as they arise

Lazaro has been instrumental in:

  • Educating the tribes on REDD+ projects:

  • Training in forestry monitoring

  • Facilitating monitoring of their lands

MANUEL ECHEVERRIA

COO FOREST MONITORING

He currently manages a team of ~40 people from the indigenous tribes who monitor high risk areas across 5 land parcels and 3.5m ha

Manuel and his team have identified over 84 incidences of illegal logging, land clearing and trespass and have significantly contributed to materially reducing the rate of deforestation over the past 5 years in our project areas and the broader reference region around the project

Previously Manuel has worked in the Ministry of Rural Development and Land, the Land Titles Office (INRA) and on Indigenous Development Programs

Manuel is responsible for monitoring of our 5 land parcels and documenting any incidences that drive deforestation

He is qualified lawyer in Bolivia