Sustainable Development and Landscapes

Location: Finland

Position: Experts

Email: sepul.barua@induforgroup.com

Dr Sepul Kanti Barua has 15 years of professional experience in consulting, international development and research in climate change, environment, including forests and other natural resources, energy, agriculture and agro-commodities, trade and process industries. He holds Doctor of Science degree in Forest and Climate Change Economics from the University of Helsinki 2012 and was visiting doctoral scholar of environmental economics at Yale University, USA, in 2011. He has worked across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa. His work covers sustainability, climate change solutions such as carbon capture in forests, renewable energy, REDD+ for private companies and investors investment planning, green economy, and economic modelling, especially in the forest and environment sectors. He has an in-depth understanding of the broader global sustainability, climate and development agenda. Dr Barua has authored over 40 peer-reviewed journal articles, scientific monographs and technical/scientific reports, working papers, and numerous project reports.

He is fluent in English, Bengali, Chittagonian and has fair proficiency in Finnish.

Location: Finland

Position: Experts

Email: anni.blasten@induforgroup.com

Anni Blåsten, Senior Consultant, holds a Master’s degree in forest products’ marketing (MSc For) from the University of Helsinki (1990) and Specialist Qualification in Management from the Institute of Marketing (2015).

Anni has 30 years of professional experience in the forest sector, wood products industry, EU forest-related policies, institutional development, as well as tendering and implementation of technical assistance projects. She is responsible for Indufor’s general marketing and the preparation of public sector tenders. She is a communications expert, producing material for Indufor's website, social media and Newsletters. She is fluent in Finnish, English and French.

Location: Finland

Position: Experts

Email: rabins.gaudel@induforgroup.com

Mr Gaudel has a master’s degree in Forestry (MSc For, 2019) from the University of Helsinki and a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering (2014) from the Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. He specializes in forest resource management, remote sensing, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Rabins leverages these skills to analyse and monitor forest resources, contribute to informed decision-making, and optimize supply chains. He has good experience in fieldwork, data analysis, and creating visually appealing cartographic representations. Most recently, he has been involved in the European Space Agency's Earth Observation for Sustainable Development (EO4SD) program, which aims to incorporate satellite data into projects conducted by International Financial Institutions. In addition, he is engaged in projects in Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Indonesia. He is fluent in English, Nepali, and Hindi and has good Finnish language skills.

Location: Finland

Position: Experts

Email: anna-kaisa.kahkola@induforgroup.com

Ms Kähkölä holds a Master's degree in Forest Ecology from the University of Helsinki (2010). She specializes in tropical silviculture, plantation forestry, climate change, and forest carbon. She has worked for several years in East Africa on topics related to forest value chains, forest management practices, sustainable management of natural forests, forest policy, climate resilience, agroforestry, forest-related advocacy, and reforestation campaigns, as well as general project cycle management and evaluations. She enjoys working at the interface between the development industry and the private sector and has facilitated mutually beneficial relationships between communities and enterprises. Her native language is Finnish, and she is fluent in English with competent skills in Swedish and Kiswahili.

Location: Finland

Position: Experts

Email: petteri.nuolivirta@induforgroup.com

Mr Nuolivirta has over 25 years of experience in feedstock sourcing for biorefineries, forest industry and bioenergy facilities. In addition to strategic and operational issues in feedstock sourcing, he has extensive knowledge in sustainable biomass supply, forest asset management and biofuel regulation.

Petteri has worked for almost 20 years for Indufor Group in the field of forest industry consulting, managing various international projects and being an adviser for several international companies and organisations in their strategic decisions regarding feedstock sourcing, forest asset management, sustainability issues, business strategies, end-product markets, investment feasibility and mergers and acquisitions.

Petteri also has extensive knowledge of biorefining and the biochemical sector. He has worked for 7 seven years for Neste, the World’s leading renewable fuel producer; first two years as a project manager for different biorefinery projects, and the last five years as a Technology Manager for Neste, Innovation’s Lignocellulosic platform, acting as a feedstock lead for spearheading lignocellulosic fuel projects in North America & Europe and the leading sustainability and regulation expert considering forest & forest industry based feedstocks & fuels.

Location: Finland

Position: Experts

Email: arttu.pienimaki@induforgroup.com

Mr Arttu Pienimäki holds a master's degree in forestry from the University of Helsinki (2014). He specializes in tropical silviculture, plantation forestry, climate change and forest carbon. He has worked several years in East Africa with topics related to the development of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in forestry, design and implementation of forest inventories and other forest sector surveys, forest carbon stock assessments, plantation establishment operations, and the project cycle management. Arttu is an experienced data analyst and a hands-on field expert, with considerable experience in overseeing and participating in field measurement campaigns. His native language is Finnish, and he is fluent in English with competent skills in Swedish and German.