Fernanda White

With a career spanning from military logistics to nature conservation across varied habitats, Fernanda connects finance and ecology by harnessing her expertise to scale-up restoration and tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.

Fernanda has led the development and management of thousands of hectares of peatland restoration from conception to delivery, while also managing multi-habitat enhancement strategies. She works with emerging standards and investors to secure funding for ecologically sensitive projects across Scotland.

Fernanda is driven to ensure that nature finance maintains high integrity for the natural world, communities, and delivers projects for the common good. She is driven to ensure robust evidence to support claims and that restoration initiatives deliver genuine benefit.

She contributes regularly to the IUCN Peatland Code and NatureScot Peatland ACTION, sharing her insight through forums, events, and case studies. In addition, she serves as a member of the advisory group for the developing Ecosystem Restoration Code.

With her deep technical knowledge of project delivery, broader land management and community consideration, and practical experience engaging with investors and buyers, Fernanda is well placed to facilitate responsible investment in natural capital.

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Carbon - Rural Outlook 24pp brochure 2021

Reports & Briefings 09.02.22

In 2019, the UK and Scottish Governments made their commitments to net zero, with target dates of 2050 and 2045 respectively. Relatively, both countries are progressing well, with emissions falling faster than in other major developed economies. However, with 326m tonnes of ‘carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)’ emitted in 2020, there is still a long road ahead.

The reality of the UK’s net zero ambition: the role of carbon capture