Carly has been involved in global Climate Change mitigation for over 20 years. She holds a PhD in International Climate Change Policy related to the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector. Carly founded Environmental Accounting Services in 2007; a consulting company focused on supporting developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through informed land use planning and sustainable practices. Her passion is working with governments to develop capacities in national land use monitoring systems for international reporting and informing national policy decision making.Carly has contributed significantly to guidance and standards relating to greenhouse gas measurement reporting and verification in the AFLOU sector through her roles as an IPCC Lead Author, Methods and Guidance Manager of the Global Forest Observations Initiative, and as Lead author on Including Coastal Wetlands in National Greenhouse Gas Inventories She is also a recognised Verified Carbon Standard independent expert in Agriculture Land Management (ALM),Improved Forest Management (IFM), Peatland Rewetting and Conservation (PRC) and Reducing Emissions form Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+).Carly resides in Wanaka, New Zealand where she enjoys all aspects of the outdoors and getting involved with local action on climate change mitigation and adaption.