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Peter Ellis currently occupies two roles. He leads Ä¢¹½Av's Futures Initiative, which asks the question: what is Ä¢¹½Av's bird-powered conservation niche for the future?  He also co-leads (together with The Nature Conservancy and Yale University) the which brings integrity and efficiency to natural climate solutions (NCS) crediting through applied research.

Prior to joining Ä¢¹½Av, Peter led the NCS Science team at The Nature Conservancy, which conducted research to motivate and inform the design and implementation of . For example, Peter investigated the climate and biodiversity impacts of forest management, and worked with conservation practitioners and foresters across the world to measure the climate performance of . Peter also worked as a forester and ecologist at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Gabon. He received a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and a M.S. from the Field Naturalist Program at the University of Vermont. He is trained as a field forester, forest ecologist, botanist, and geospatial scientist.