Emily Fripp
Emily is the Managing Director of Efeca and has
worked for 15 years in the field of natural resource economics,
specialising in sustainable use and trade of natural resources in
particular timber and related products; in supporting policy dialogue
and its effective implementation; and managing large complex global
programmes. Having lived and worked in over 20 countries, Emily has
extensive global networks in both the public and private sectors.
Emily works on a wide range of sectors and initiatives, including
REDD, climate change mitigation and the EU Forest Law Enforcement,
Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan. She is currently an
Adviser to United Bank of Carbon providing support on forest policy,
compliance with standards, benefit sharing and monitoring. She has been
actively engaged in the EU FLEGT Action Plan since its inception in
2001, focusing on issues of illegal logging production and trade, supply
chain management and meeting market and policy requirements such as EU
Due Diligence Regulation. Prior to establishing
Efeca, she was the manager of the EU Timber Trade Action Plan
from 2006 to 2009 and Director of the Donor Programme for The Forest
Trust (TFT).
Emily has experience in:
- Forest governance and climate change
- Environmental and forest economics
- Valuation of ecosystem services of national parks and forest concessions
- Responsible purchasing policies for public and private sectors
- Training and capacity building, running roadshows and workshops
- Managing large and complex programmes