Consultant on Carbon Credit Pathways for Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in Curitiba

UNEP seeks a six-month home-based consultant to develop carbon-credit pathways for urban and peri-urban agriculture in Curitiba. The role will coordinate with municipal focal points, organise stakeholder engagement and baseline assessment, monitor carbon-project work, and provide technical assistance. It will generate evidence on carbon stocks and sequestration, curate project data, support env...

• Coordinate with Curitiba municipal focal points on carbon-project implementation
• Draft a database structure for carbon-market stakeholders and projects
• Run stakeholder workshops and site visits
• Coordinate baseline assessments and monitor project progress
• Provide technical assistance to municipalities and states
• Identify policy gaps and communicate climate-mitigation evidence

• Advanced university degree in environmental science or related field
• At least two years of demonstrated carbon-market assessment and carbon-analysis experience
• Knowledge of Brazilian institutional, political and regulatory context for environmental asset markets
• Fluency in English and Portuguese

• Experience working in Curitiba and its biome
• Ability to translate technical and scientific evidence into policy recommendations

• Carbon market assessment
• Carbon analysis
• Nature-based solutions
• Stakeholder engagement
• Policy analysis
• Scientific communication

• Home-based consultancy supporting UNEP TEEBAgriFood in Brazil