… the mapping out of risk assessments as well as conducting training and verification audits. Léa has a background in …

… social media content creation, website content maintenance, news monitoring and sharing, along with project portfolio …

… Nature in 2020. … Marimuthuram Mahendran is responsible for FSC Certification and verification services and project …

… serving as a technical advisor to Preferred by Nature's international projects.  Aside from his role in the forestry … experience as a technical advisor to Preferred by Nature's international projects. Justinas has a research background …

… and consulting fields, notably as a Rainforest Alliance (international non-profit organisation) advisor to …

… activities. She has vast knowledge and understanding of the international timber legality requirements. Peiying Zhou …

Following his studies in International Timber Trade, Arnout worked at different timber companies. He also studied and/or worked in Norway, Sweden, Russia, and Bonaire. The last years before joining Preferred by Nature, Arnout worked as a consultant, where …

… by Nature in 2017. … Tim conducts Chain of Custody (CoC) audits for FSC, PEFC, RSPO and LegalSource, as well as …

… Ecology and Environmental Sciences. During his studies, he interned as a field researcher of primary forests in the Carpathian Mountains. He also completed his internship monitoring dust deposition in Iceland.   He …

… Prior to Preferred by Nature, Conny worked for several international NGOs such as Fairtrade, The Nature Conservancy …

… such as the carbon footprint management programme or the ecosystem restoration initiative, among others. …

… user issues and support requests. Sjoukje holds an MSc in International Land and Water Management from Wageningen …

… for projects in Vietnam. Nhi started her career as an internal audit assistant for a building material …

The Rainforest Alliance and NEPCon disassociate from Woodcert … On 1 October 2018 , NEPCon (Nature Economy and People Connected) acquired the certification and auditing division of the Rainforest Alliance. NEPCon is an international non-profit …

Xishuangbanna faces significant environmental challenges due to the rapid conversion of native tropical forests into monoculture rubber plantations. Between 1988 and 2012, rubber plantations increased from 4.5% to 22.2% of the region's area. This …

Thao also acts as a representative of Preferred by Nature with agriculture stakeholders. He is in charge of promoting Preferred by Nature’s public image and reputation. Thao began his career in the National Institute of Medicinal Materials in Vietnam. He …

… or consultant Ihor took part in numerous national and international projects centered on forest inventory and …

… Preferred by Nature's Russian office in 2006, conducting FSC audits and providing regional development in the … part of Russia. He has also provided training at numerous FSC Expert courses.  Tigran has an educational background …

Rasmus has a background in biology and horticulture. Prior to working as an auditor, Rasmus worked as a Technical Advisor in an international substrate-producing company consulting growers in many regions of the world. Rasmus serves as a Senior Supply …

… Crop Science in 2013. Following that, she worked for mostly international NGOs, related to agriculture and community …