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Jens Bergenheim

Panama,Panamá

Summary

Forestry Professional and Carbon Consultant with experience across Latin America, Europe, and North America. ISO-certified FSC Lead Auditor and contractor in the carbon field, with expertise in developing and analyzing carbon projects. Skilled in remote sensing, GIS analysis, and working under Verra protocols. Dedicated to advancing sustainable forestry and carbon initiatives globally.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Carbon & Forestry Consultant – Owner, Ecosilv

Ecosilv
Remote
09.2020 - Current

Key Client engagements

• Client: Arbonics (03/2025 – present) – Verification Lead (ARR/IFM). Yield-growth modelling, baselines, and investment-barrier analysis; automated MRV pipelines; Verra compliance.
• Client: Ecobase (09/2024 – 01/2025) – Forest Engineer. Growth modelling for European stands, inventory design, Verra-ready PDD drafting.
• Client: SCS Global Services (10/2022 – present) – FSC Lead Auditor. Chain-of-Custody audits, CAR closure, ISO-aligned reporting.
• Additional work: Carbon-project evaluations (Zambia, USA, Colombia), remote-sensing workflows (GEE/QGIS), carbon stock estimation, baseline & leakage analysis.

MRV Lead

Ponterra
Panama, Panama City, Panamá
01.2024 - 01.2025
  • Head of monitoring, reporting and verification of Ponterra´s aforestation, reforestation and revegetation project
  • Planning field inventories, leading and training a team of agronomists/foresters in field/remote sensing measurements
  • Experimental project with various field and remote collection of data to investigate sapling survival of a mixed species dry tropical forest with more than 70 species
  • Overview of latest peer-reviewed literature in remote sensing, forest inventory, allometric equations and regeneration inventories
  • Writing technical reports and adapting the communication of results to various stakeholders
  • Aligning project activites with Verra standards

Education Mentor

Linnaeus University
Växjö, Sweden
08.2021 - 06.2022
  • Coordinated and structured university studies for a student with disabilities.
  • Managed student workflow, provided guidance and coaching.
  • Evaluated student performance to ensure academic success.

Forestry Intern

Forwood Forestry Panama S.A.
, Panama
05.2021 - 06.2021
  • Worked as part of an international team spanning Europe, Panama, and India.
  • Gained in-depth knowledge of reforestation and FSC standards.
  • Planned thinnings and clear cuts, managed logistics.
  • Conducted a field inventory of a 650-hectare plantation.
  • Produced a technical and business report analyzing market growth potential and economic viability.

Education

Joint Master of Science - Forest And Wood Engineering

Linnaeus University
Växjö
02-2024

Joint Master of Science - Forest Science

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Alnarp
02-2024

Project Management -

Google
09.2023

FSC Chain of Custody Lead Auditor - Forestry

Forest Stewardship Council
10.2022

ISO Lead Auditor - Management Systems

ISO 19011:2018
10.2022

Bachelor of Science in Engineering - Forest And Wood Engineering

Linnaeus University
Växjö
09.2022

Certification - Advancing On REDD+

United Nations Institute For Training And Research
Remote
09.2022

Certification - Fundamentals On REDD+

United Nations Institute For Training And Research
Remote
08.2022

Skills

Methodologies, General skills, Software & Programming

  • Programming: JavaScript (Google Earth Engine), Python (Data analysis and GIS tasks), RStudio (LiDAR and statistical analysis)
  • Remote sensing: QGIS, ArcGIS, Google Earth Engine, FUSION (LiDAR)
  • Statistical Computing: RStudio, SPSS (Analysis of long-term trends in Swedish forests)
  • Document Preparation: LaTeX
  • Cloud Services: Azure
  • Carbon Protocols: Familiar with major standards including CARB, Gold Standard, ACR, CAR, Verra
  • CAD: Solidworks for wood product design
  • Document Prep: LaTeX
  • Cloud Services: Azure
  • Carbon Protocols: Familiar with all major protocols, CARB, Golden Standard, ACR, CAR and Verra standards
  • Heureka DSS: Utilizing a forest management planning software for analyzing and optimizing silvicultural strategies based on economic, ecological, and social indicators
  • Nature-Based Solutions: Applied and assessed the feasibility of NBS in ecosystem restoration and sustainable land management for practical environmental benefits
  • Microsoft Office: Proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Project management: Asana

Languages

Swedish - Native speaker

English - C1-level

Spanish - B1-level

German - A2-level

Timeline

MRV Lead

Ponterra
01.2024 - 01.2025

Education Mentor

Linnaeus University
08.2021 - 06.2022

Forestry Intern

Forwood Forestry Panama S.A.
05.2021 - 06.2021

Carbon & Forestry Consultant – Owner, Ecosilv

Ecosilv
09.2020 - Current

Joint Master of Science - Forest And Wood Engineering

Linnaeus University

Joint Master of Science - Forest Science

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Project Management -

Google

FSC Chain of Custody Lead Auditor - Forestry

Forest Stewardship Council

ISO Lead Auditor - Management Systems

ISO 19011:2018

Bachelor of Science in Engineering - Forest And Wood Engineering

Linnaeus University

Certification - Advancing On REDD+

United Nations Institute For Training And Research

Certification - Fundamentals On REDD+

United Nations Institute For Training And Research
Jens Bergenheim