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Equitable Earth

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11 - 50 employees

📋 Compliance

🌍 Social Impact

🤝 B2B

Compliance • Social Impact • B2B

Equitable Earth is a mission-driven organization that certifies ecosystem restoration and conservation projects for the carbon markets. Its standard aims to support climate change mitigation, enhance biodiversity, and improve livelihoods by providing certification for restoration and conservation efforts. The organization seeks to become a leading global certifier by 2030, channeling substantial finance into restoration and conservation, and operates as a fully remote, international team.

📋 Description

• Perform forestry analyses, generate reports, and validate results to support carbon project certification • Review and challenge forest-related data and assumptions provided by project developers • Ensure scientific rigour and consistency across projects, particularly within tropical forest ecosystems • Contribute to the documentation of methodologies and build internal knowledge on forestry topics • Provide forestry expertise in internal discussions and occasional calls with external stakeholders • Support the evolution of methodologies by investigating and proposing improvements (e.g. carbon pools, stratification, biomass estimation) • Contribute to the development of new forest science modules • Stay up to date with relevant scientific literature and IPCC guidance

🎯 Requirements

• Degree (MSc or PhD) in Forestry Engineering, Forest Science, Ecology, Environmental Science, Agronomy, or a related field, with a focus on forest conservation (particularly tropical ecosystems) • 5+ years’ experience in forest data, carbon accounting, or nature-based solutions • Strong expertise in forest ecology and carbon stock assessment, including allometric equations, root-to-shoot ratios, stratification, biome classification, and forest growth dynamics • Experience with GIS (e.g. QGIS, ArcGIS), remote sensing, and forest inventory analysis, including LiDAR-based assessments, satellite imagery interpretation, land cover classification, and aboveground biomass (AGB) estimation workflows • Proven experience in restoration and reforestation monitoring, including tracking progress and validating outcomes • Familiarity with silviculture, forest management or agroforestry systems, and field monitoring practices; knowledge of wildfire management is advantageous • Understanding of carbon certification standards (e.g. VCS/Verra, Gold Standard) and IPCC guidelines for AFOLU • Proficiency in Python for data analysis, geospatial processing, and automation • Familiar with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and statistical modeling or uncertainty quantification is beneficial.

🏖️ Benefits

• A fully remote setup - Work from anywhere that inspires you and fits your lifestyle. • A collaborative, multicultural workspace - Join a diverse team that shares a passion for nature, meaningful work, and supporting one another. • Flexible hours and autonomy - We trust you to manage your time and deliver high-quality results, empowering you to make an impact. • Curiosity and growth-driven culture - Embrace opportunities for learning, innovation, and problem-solving through first-principle thinking. • The tools to succeed - From a company laptop and a comprehensive health insurance plan to a remote work pass, we've got you covered.