Zoe Ryan

Biography:

Zoe Ryan has twenty years of experience working and researching land-based carbon abatement opportunities, both in Australia and internationally. For the past seven years, Zoe has worked at Climate Friendly, which is one of Australia’s largest and longest established carbon farming service providers, with more than 150 projects registered under the Australian Government ACCU scheme. Zoe manages teams responsible for the due diligence and auditing of Climate Friendly’s carbon farming projects, and is also responsible for planning the rollout of the Integrated Farm and Land Management method within Climate Friendly. Previously at Climate Friendly, Zoe managed the Business Development team which was responsible for assessment of new project types under the Emissions Reduction Fund, and value-added services such as natural capital and carbon neutrality.   Prior to joining Climate Friendly, Zoe was the Forest Carbon Specialist for the FFI/Macquarie Carbon Forests Taskforce, where she was responsible for technical oversight of a portfolio of Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) carbon projects located in Asia-Pacific and South America.