Rik Sools – Senior Forestry Investment Expert
“I am passionate about bringing together the needed ingredients for nature restoration, conservation and sustainable use of forests, while contributing to communities and livelihoods in and around forests. Over the years I have found my purpose to combine my formal forestry technical and ecological science background with financial and investment expertise gained in my professional life by designing, implementing and advising on large scale forestry and climate investments in Africa and Latin America. This field is infinitely interesting as I keep learning every day while contributing to global and local challenges. Getting more (climate) finance to forestry and nature-based solutions and (help) ensure this is invested well makes my day”
Rik supports Form’s team and clients with advisory services in the field of forestry and climate investments. Rik has over 17 years’ experience with structuring, funding, designing, management and advising (due diligence, valuations, ESG, carbon certification and markets) of large (investment) projects including Ghana, Tanzania, Congo Basin, Peru, Brazil and the Netherlands.