I am an independent consultant serving the public, private and non-profit sustainable development sectors. I hold a PhD in Resources, Environment and Sustainability from the University of British Columbia, and I am the Co-Founder and former Director of the Indigenous Home-Lands Initiative (IHL) at Ecotrust Canada. Services:- Research and analysis- Writing (review and policy papers, research reports, proposals, grants, briefing notes, etc.)- Reviewing (academic and policy papers, reports, action plans and strategies, etc.)- Community planning, baseline and needs assessments- Sectoral analyses and opportunity assessments- Community engagement, workshop design and facilitation- Monitoring and evaluation design and implementation- Strategic planning and development Focal areas:- Community economic development and livelihoods- Indigenous housing, land tenure and governance- Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs)- Indigenous consultation, Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) implementation- Artisanal and small-scale gold mining- Minamata Convention on Mercury (National Action Plan reviews and development, evaluation, implementation)- Natural resource development, policy and governance- Sustainable and ethical supply chains - Social enterprise and sustainable business development and governance- Social, economic, cultural and ecological return on investmentFor the last decade I have worked with international and multilateral organizations, national governments, First Nation band Councils and Tribal Councils, not for profit organizations, and social enterprises. I have extensive field experience in numerous countries and rural/remote communities in Latin America, Africa, and Canada. I am a native English speaker and I am proficient in both Spanish and French.I am a published author and musician. Visit my Google Scholar Page for updated publications: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=yRDqqoAAAAAJ&hl=en