Ben Vickers: Email & Phone Number

Work Experience 33 years

Chief Technical Advisor at FAO

May 2025 - Current

Policy and Standards Committee (PSC) at Forest Stewardship Council

Oct 2024 - Current

Land Use, Forests and Ecosystems Sector Senior Specialist at Green Climate Fund

Feb 2021 - May 2025

Regional Programme Coordinator, Forests and Climate at FAO

May 2012 - Feb 2021

Associate Consultant: Forestry and Climate Change at Silvestrum VoF

Feb 2011 - May 2012

Senior Program Officer at RECOFTC

Jun 2008 - Mar 2011

P&C review Working Group at Forest Stewardship Council Minneapolis

Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

Forestry Adviser at SNV

Feb 2006 - May 2008

Consultant at CARE

Sep 2005 - Dec 2005

Forestry Adviser at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Jan 2003 - Dec 2005

Translator/Interpreter at International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC

Aug 2002 - Dec 2002

Land Use Policy Group Support Officer at English Nature

Nov 2001 - Jul 2002

Project Adviser at Nepal Agroforestry Foundation

Mar 1997 - Sep 2000

Trainee Forest Manager at Forestry Commission

Sep 1994 - Aug 1995

Volunteer at Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM)

Jul 1993 - Sep 1993

Their professional focus is Agroforestry, Biodiversity, and Capacity Building across 3 core areas.

Ben holds COSO Internal Control, Certified Expert in Climate Adaptation Finance, and FSC Lead Auditor certifications.