Climate, Community & Biodiversity Steering Committee

Comittee members:

  • Joanna Durbin (co-chair), Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance Secretariat
  • Toby Janson-Smith (co-chair), VCS
  • John Drexhage, International Institute for Sustainable Development and Ecoresources (VCS Board of Directors)
  • Tom Evans, Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Lex Hovani, The Nature Conservancy
  • Martin Noponen, Rainforest Alliance (alternate: Jessie Baker)
  • Ken Newcombe, C-Quest Capital (VCS Board of Directors)
  • Agustin Silvani, Conservation International (alternate: Natasha Calderwood)

Other Programs

Asian Development Bank

Initiative for Climate Action Transparency

Supporting countries around the world in the evaluation of the climate, sustainable development and transformational impacts of their policies and actions 

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Verified Carbon Standard

The VCS Program is the world’s leading voluntary program for the certification of GHG emission reduction projects

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Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards

Supporting land use projects in addressing climate change, supporting local communities and smallholders and conserving biodiversity

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