Paul Hartman

Paul brings more than two decades of experience in natural resource management to his role as Team Lead of all the CIF's nature solutions programs. They include Nature, People and Climate Investment Program (NPC), and the Forest Investment Program (FIP). Previously, in his work at the Global Environment Facility, Paul led the strategic design and rollout of its USD346-million Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Program. Its aims are to reduce deforestation, mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and diminish biodiversity loss in 27 countries. He also spent 15 years in Southeast Asia, leading field projects that were focused on forestry, biodiversity conservation, and climate change. Paul holds a Master of Arts degree in International Affairs from George Washington University, Washington, DC.