Sarah Heard
Senior Director, Beyond Carbon
Sarah Heard's interests
Biodiversity
Climate Finance
Co-benefits
Conservation science
Environmental economics
Environmental policy
ESG
Government engagement
Investment research
Investment strategy
Natural Capital
Nature-based solutions
Public Finance
Sustainable Development Goals
Water resources
Blue Carbon
Forestry
Soil Carbon & Agriculture
Ocean-Based Carbon Removals
Afforestation, Reforestation & Restoration
Avoided Deforestation
Biomass (Heat & Electricity)
Grasslands
Improved Forest Management
Other Wetlands
Sarah Heard is an expert in sustainable development, with a focus on creating new markets that align environmental and economic incentives.
Before joining BeZero, she led an innovative function at The Nature Conservancy that used market-based mechanisms to accelerate conservation outcomes and was a consultant on corporate sustainability and environmental economics.
Education
UC-Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Master of Environmental Planning
UC-Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy, Master of Public Policy
Research associations
Member of California Water Commission's Groundwater Trading Stakeholder Advisory Group
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