Our Team
A team of scientists working to improve how we assess forest carbon projects.
Dr Christopher Philipson
Founder & Director
Forest ecologist with 20+ years leading scientific work on forest conservation, carbon impacts, and restoration across Southeast Asia. His research focuses on how forests recover and how restoration influences carbon and biodiversity outcomes, supporting evidence-based impact assessment for conservation finance.
Dr Hugh Graham
Senior Geospatial Data Scientist
Geospatial data scientist focusing on remote sensing and machine learning for forest carbon analysis. Brings 3+ years operational carbon accounting experience, plus extensive work integrating cloud computing and open-source tools for reproducible ecological workflows.
Professor David Burslem
Scientific Advisor
Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Environment and Biodiversity at the University of Aberdeen. Advises on ecological restoration, forest recovery, and tropical ecosystem dynamics, providing independent scientific oversight while strengthening UK research connections.
Professor Andrew Cunliffe
Scientific Advisor
Oppenheimer Associate Professor of Geospatial Ecology at the University of Exeter. Leads research combining ecological understanding with advanced mapping tools for transparent, scalable assessment of forest condition and carbon performance.