Dbl. Dipl. Moriz Vohrer · naturebase
Ecosystems at the heart of our economy.
Independent advisory on carbon markets, reforestation and biochar - for companies, governments and international organisations. Working worldwide, rooted in the Black Forest.
Who is Moriz Vohrer?
Scientist, standard setter, practitioner.
Forest and environmental scientist Moriz Vohrer has worked for over 20 years to bring the value of ecosystems into economic decisions - initially as project manager in Uganda, later as co-founder of the forestry division at the WWF-founded Gold Standard.
Today he advises independently - from the UN climate secretariat to international corporations and local project developers. His stance is liberal-green: climate action scales when it pays off and when local people benefit.
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Countries
25
Years of experience
8M
t CO₂ through standards co-developed
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Career
Education
Double diploma in forest sciences: University of Freiburg and AgroParisTech (ENGREF - École nationale du génie rural, des eaux et des forêts). Scientific rigour remains the foundation of his work on methodologies and standards.
since 2025 · Global Woods
Responsible for implementing and advising ARR projects worldwide and biochar projects in the Global South: from project design and methodology application to monitoring and certification under Article 6.4 and voluntary standards.
since 2024 · UN Climate Change
Senior Technical Advisor on carbon removals in the Article 6.4 mechanism: risk assessment, buffer pools, insurance options, digital MRV. Lead author of the afforestation (ARR) and biochar methodologies.
since 2016 · naturebase
Independent advisory for companies, investors, project developers and governments: market intelligence, due diligence for ARR, forest management and biochar projects, finance models, certification (Gold Standard, Verra, Article 6.4, ISO and more) and executive training.
since 2014 · University of Freiburg
Lecturer in forest carbon policy and markets at the University of Freiburg; additional teaching at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Padua and Hochschule Rottenburg.
since 2017 · Solidaridad
Founder and managing director of the German association; since 2021 board member of the global network supporting sustainable supply chains and smallholder farmers.
2012-2016 · Gold Standard
Co-founder of the forestry division (Forest Unit) and Technical Director Forestry & Agriculture at the WWF-founded standard - developing its nature-based solutions work.
2007-2012 · CarbonFix Standard
Co-founder and chair of the technical board of the afforestation standard, which later became part of Gold Standard.
2001-2006 · Global Woods
Project manager in Uganda, establishing a climate afforestation project in Kikonda Forest Reserve.
Also
Further positions and details can be found on LinkedIn.
“Ecology doesn't need sacrifice, it needs better markets. Put a value on nature and you protect it for good.”
Affiliations & partners
International
Working around the world
Bamboo fields in East Africa, desert coasts in South America, workshops with giz or lecture halls in Freiburg: Moriz works where projects happen - and with the people who carry them.
Africa
ARR & biochar
Latin America
Reforestation
Asia
Projects & standards
Europe
Advisory & teaching
Black Forest
Rooted in the Black Forest
Between projects, Moriz spends time at the family farm on the Schauinsland near Freiburg. Haymaking with friends, meadows, forest and a view across the Rhine valley.
Sustainable land use is part of everyday life on the farm.
Schauinsland · Freiburg im Breisgau
How I can help
ARR projects worldwide
Site analysis, business plans, methodology choice (Article 6.4, Verra, Gold Standard), silvicultural design, MRV and due diligence.
Biochar projects in the Global South
Building biochar projects with local partners - from feedstock and technology to certification under Article 6.4 or other carbon standards.
Strategic advisory
Carbon market strategy, removal portfolios and guidance on standards for voluntary and compliance targets.
Talks & teaching
Keynotes, workshops and university courses on carbon markets, Article 6 and nature-based solutions.
Implementation partner
Global Woods has implemented reforestation projects in Africa, Latin America and Asia for more than two decades. Since 2025 Moriz Vohrer has worked there, combining first-hand methodology expertise with operational project experience.
News · LinkedIn
Latest from projects and policy
Field notes, milestones and commentary.
First UN methodology for afforestation under the Paris Agreement
The first afforestation methodology under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement is open for consultation - developed by Moriz Vohrer with the Global Woods team.
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12 years of the Carbon Forestry course in Freiburg
Launched in 2014 with Till Pistorius and Jürgen Bauhus - today a core topic of global climate strategy: nature-based solutions.
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Bamboo maintenance as a business model in Uganda
The Bamboo Times: thinnings become biochar - financing plantation care before the first commercial harvest.
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Panel: how to monetise bamboo in the tropics
Experts from four continents on building materials, biochar and products with real demand.
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Masterclass: carbon credits in the bamboo sector
Free online session on how carbon markets work and the role bamboo can play in Uganda and Africa.
Read more →Global Woods joins Carbonplace
Global Woods' ARR and biochar removals are now available on the Carbonplace marketplace.
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For project enquiries, partnerships and media requests - together with the Global Woods team and an international network spanning science, standards and project practice.
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