Kevin Markham is a principal scientist and an audit team member with Aster Global.
In this role, Mr. Markham utilizes his more than 30 years of experience to assist with and conduct desktop and field validation and verification of Agriculture, Forestry, and other Land Use (AFOLU) carbon offset projects including community, biodiversity, and sustainable development standards. His work currently includes a focus on Agricultural Land Management (ALM) and Community and Biodiversity aspects for REDD projects around the world.
As a field scientist, he brings unique and varied experiences from projects and cultures around the world; including Africa, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean and applies those experiences to facilitate onsite validation and verification projects. He has a strong focus on the social and biodiversity components of validation and verification.
Kevin also provides subject matter expertise in the areas of coastal and marine ecosystems. His extensive experience providing support for the federal Clean Water Act, Coastal Area Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act along with many years of related consulting and technical writing allow him to support Aster Global Environmental Solution’s clients with unique projects – specifically those related to Blue Carbon.
Prior to joining Aster Global, Mr. Markham held a number of positions, including several senior leadership positions that directly utilized his technical expertise in environmental consulting which includes:
Master of Science - Marine Biology
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Bachelor of Science - Marine Biology
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Aster Global staff have been conducting third-party validations and verification since 2007 and has been accredited by ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) under the ISO 14065:2007 since March 2010. Due to strict confidentiality requirements associated with many of our current and past projects we are unable to discuss full details of projects; however, the following is a list by program of the past and current project validation/verification experiences of Mr. Markham.
| American Carbon Registry ( ACR ) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trainee | Nitrous Oxide Reduction in Corn - ACR Validation/Verification-IFM | |
| Trainee | Green Trees ACRE (Advanced Carbon Restored Ecosystem) - 2012.2 and 2012.3 Annual Verification - ACR-AR | |
| Trainee | Green Trees ACRE (Advanced Carbon Restored Ecosystem) - 2013 Annual Verification - ACR-AR and 2015.1 Initial | |
| Team Member | Green Trees ACRE (Advanced Carbon Restored Ecosystem) - 2015.2 Initial and Annual Verification (2014-2015 Vintages) | |
| Team Member | Tierra Resources ? ACR Pre-Validation (Luling Oxidation Pond Wetland Assimilation Carbon Project) | |
| Team Member | Luling Oxidation Pond Wetlands Assimilation System | |
| Team Member | Blandin Native American Hardwoods Conservation & Carbon Sequestration Project | |
| Team Member | Emission Reductions in California Rice Management | |
| Team Member | Bear Creek Watershed Forest Carbon Project | |
| Team Member | Wabassus IFM Project - ACR Validation/Verification | |
| Team Member | CIG Pilot Project 1 - Nitrogen Management Credit Program (NMCP) Project | |
| Team Member | CIG Pilot Project 1 - Nitrogen Management Credit Program (NMCP) Project | |
| Team Member | Restoration of Pocosin Wetlands in the South Atlantic Coastal Plain | |
| Team Member | Restoration of Pocosin Wetlands in the South Atlantic Coastal Plain | |
| Team Member | TNC-Chestnut Mountain Improved Forest Management Project | |
| Team Member | TNC - Chestnut Mountain Improved Forest Management Project | |
| Team Member | Lower Green Swamp Preserve Improved Forest Management Project | |
| Team Member | Lower Green Swamp Preserve Improved Forest Management Project | |
| California Air Resources Board (ARB) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team Member | Gualala River - ARB Desktop Review 2013 - IFM | |
| Team Member | Gualala River - ARB Desktop Review 2014 - IFM | |
| Team Member | Big River/Salmon Creek - CAR 408 - Verification - annual - IFM | |
| Team Member | Garcia River Forest - ARB EA (1/1/2013-12/31/2013) - IFM | |
| Team Member | Garcia River Forest - ARB EA (1/1/2008-12/31/2009) - IFM | |
| Team Member | Bishop Improved Forest Management Project - ARB Full Verification - IFM | |
| Team Member | Blue Source - Alligator River Avoided Conversion, ARB Early Action - AC | |
| Trainee | Green Assets-Brookgreen Gardens Improved Forest Management Project - ARB Full Verification - IFM | |
| Team Member | Finite Carbon - The Forestland Group CT Lakes - ARB Full Verification - IFM | |
| Trainee | Yurok Tribe Sustainable Forest Project - 2011 Vintages - ARB EA Review | |
| Team Member | Yurok Tribe Sustainable Forest Project - 2012 and 2013 Vintages - ARB EA Review | |
| Team Member | Yurok Tribe Sustainable Forest Project - 2011 Vintages - ARB EA Review | |
| Team Member | The Van Eck Forest - ARB Early Action - IFM | |
| Trainee | McCloud River - ARB EA Review - IFM | |
| Team Member | McCloud River - ARB EA Review - IFM | |
| Trainee | Virginia Highlands I - ARB Full Verification - IFM | |
| Team Member | Goodman Forest LLC Improved Forest Management Project - ARB Full Verification - IFM | |
| Team Member | Willits Woods - ARB EA Review for 2013 - IFM | |
| Team Member | Willits Woods - ARB EA Review for 2014 - IFM | |
| Trainee | Balsam Mountain Project - ARB Verification - IFM (project cancelled by client after first site visit) | |
| Trainee | FarmCove Community Forest - ARB Full Verification - IFM (NOTE: This project was cancelled prior to completion) | |
| Team Member | Glasscock Island | |
| Trainee/Team Member | Finite Carbon - Lyme GLS - ARB Full Verification - IFM (NOTE: This project was cancelled prior to completion) | |
| Trainee/Team Member | Finite Carbon - Lyme GLS - ARB Full Verification - IFM (NOTE: This project was cancelled prior to completion) | |
| Team Member | Buckeye Forest Project - ARB Full Verification - IFM | |
| Team Member | Buckeye Forest Project - ARB Verification - IFM | |
| Team Member | Buckeye Forest Project - IFM Less-Intensive | |
| Team Member | Rips Redwoods - ARB Early Action Review 2013 - IFM | |
| Team Member | Rips Redwoods - ARB Early Action Review 2014 - IFM | |
| Team Member | Ashford III - ARB Verification - IFM | |
| Team Member | Huron Mountain Club Forest Carbon Project | |
| Team Member | Howland Research Forest | |
| Team Member | Alder Stream Preserve | |
| Team Member | Blue Source - Bishop Improved Forest Management Project - ARB Annual- IFM | |
| Team Member | Blue Source - Hawthorne Ten Mile Watershed IFM Project - ARB Full Verification | |
| Team Member | Wyoming Improved Forest Management Project-ARB full verification | |
| Team Member | Usal Redwood Forest | |
| Team Member | White Mountain Apache Tribe - ARB Verification - IFM | |
| Team Member | Big River/Salmon Creek Forests (ARB ID# CAFR5106; OPR ID# CAR1100) | |
| Team Member | Garcia River Forest - ARB Verification | |
| Team member | Garcia River Forest Project - ARB Annual Verification | |
| Team Member | Garcia Forest Project- ARB Annual Verification | |
| Team member | Guala River Forest - ARB Verification (CAR1099, CAFR5137) | |
| Team member | Gualala River Forest Project - ARB Verification -RP2 | |
| Team Member | Gualala Forest Project - ARB Annual Verifiation | |
| Team Member | Gualala River Forest-ARB | |
| Team Member | Green Assets - Lukens Avoided Conversion Projects - AC | |
| Team Member | Green Assets -Lukens Avoided Conversion Project - Annual review | |
| Team Member | Green Assets - Milbury Avoided Conversion - ARB Verification | |
| Team member | Green Assets - Milbury Avoided Conversion Project - ARB Verification (RP3) | |
| Team Member | New Forests? Forest Carbon Partners ? Berea College Improved Forest Management Project (ARB ID# CAFR5192; OPR ID# CAR1173) | |
| Team Member | Finite Carbon - Lyme Grand Lake Stream IFM | |
| Lead Verifier | Finite Carbon - West Grand Lake IFM | |
| Team Member | Camp Shelby Forest Carbon Project | |
| Lead Verifier | Camp Shelby Forest Carbon Project | |
| Team Member | Garcia River Forest - CAR Re-Verification for ARB Early Action | |
| Team Member | Blue Source Wisconsin Northern Highland IFM Project - ARB Verification | |
| Team Member | Blue Source-Marmet Improved Forest Management Project - ARB Verification | |
| Team Member | Northwoods IFM Project - ARB Verfication | |
| Team Member | Blue Source Wolf River Improved Forest Management Project - ARB Verification | |
| Team member | Western Rivers Forestry - Blue Creek Project - ARB Verification (RP2) - IFM | |
| Lead Verifier | Blue Creek - ARB Annual Verification | |
| Lead Verifier | Blue Creek | |
| Team member | Logan IFM Project - ARB Verification (CAR1205, CAFR5305) | |
| Team Member | Green Assests - Middleton Avoided Conversion | |
| Team Member | Appalachia Carbon Project / ARB Compliance Offset Protocol (U.S. Forest Projects) IFM Verification | |
| Lead Verifier | Phase 1 Sustainable Forest Project | |
| Lead Verifier | Yurok Tribe Sustainable Forest Project (CAR1070/CAFR5090) | |
| Lead Verifier | Green Assets - Brookgreen Gardens Improved Forest Management | |
| Team Member | The vanEck Forest - Reserve Verification/ ARB EA - IFM | |
| British Columbia (BC) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team Member | Quadra Island Forestland Conservation - BC Conservation/Avoided Deforestation and Improved Forest Management Project Validation | |
| Senior Internal Reviewer | Cheakamus Community Forest Carbon Project | |
| Climate Action Reserve (Reserve) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trainee | Caulk Island Land and Timber Company, LP - CAR Verification - IFM | |
| Team Member | Montgomery Island Timber Company, Inc. - CAR Verification - IFM (note: 7/23/14-email from client project is dead) | |
| Team Member | Virginia Conservation Forestry Program: Tazewell-Elk Garden - CAR Annual Verification- IFM | |
| Trainee | Virginia Conservation Forestry Program - Clifton Farms - CAR Annual Verification (2012 and 2013) - IFM | |
| Team Member | Virginia Conservation Forestry Program - Clifton Farms - CAR Annual Verification - IFM | |
| Team Member | Virginia Conservation Forestry Program - Rich Mountain - CAR Annual Verifications - IFM | |
| Team Member | Garcia River Forest - Reserve Verification -annual- IFM | |
| Team Member | Big River/Salmon Creek Forests - Reserve Verification - annual - IFM | |
| Team member | Blue Source - Alligator River Avoided Conversion Project (CAR497) | |
| Team member | Blue Source - Alligator River Avoided Conversion Project (CAR497) - annual | |
| Team Member | Blue Source - Alligator River Avoided Conversion Project | |
| Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standard | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trainee | Ontario Biodiversity Afforestation Project - ISO Validation and Verification/CCB Pre-Validation - OBAP-AR | |
| Trainee | Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project - CCB Verification - REDD | |
| Team Member | Kariba REDD+ Project - CCB Verification - REDD+ | |
| Team Member | The International Small Group & Tree Planting Program (TIST) in Kenya, CCB-003 - CCB Verification - ARR | |
| Team Member | The International Small Group & Tree Planting Program (TIST) in Uganda, CCB-001 - CCB Verification - ARR | |
| Team Member | Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Project Verification Report | |
| Team Member | The Conservation Fund - Restoring a Legacy at Red Rive National Wildlife Refuge | |
| Team Member | Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance Restoring a Legacy at Marias des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge | |
| Darkwoods | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team Member | The Nature Conservancy of Canada - Darkwoods Forest Carbon Project | |
| ISO | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trainee | Algoma Highlands Conservancy IFM Project - ISO14064-2 Validation/Verification | |
| Natural Forest Standard (NFS) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team Member | Trocano Araretama Conservation Project - Natural Forest Standard Annual Verification - AD | |
| Plan Vivo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team Member | Afforestation and Reforestation (A/R) project: Trees for Global Benefits, Uganda | |
| Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team Member | Protocol for the Creation of Forest Carbon Offsets in British Columbia (FCOP) - VCS Methodology Validation | |
| Team Member | Lower Mississippi Valley Grouped Afforestation Project | |
| Trainee | RIL-C IFM Methodology (Reduced Impact Logging Practices to Reduce Carbon Emissions) and RIL-C East Kalimantan Performance Method Module - VCS 1st Methodology Validation | |
| Team member | Yacumama Forest Carbon Project - VCS Validation/Verification | |
| Trainee | Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project - VCS Verification - REDD | |
| Trainee | Bethlehem Authority Improved Forest Management Project - VCS Verification - IFM | |
| Team Member | Bethlehem Authority Improved Forest Management Project - VCS Verification - IFM | |
| Team Member | Bethlehem Authority Improved Forest Management Project - VCS Annual Verification - IFM | |
| Lead Verifier | Bethlehem Authority Improved Forest Management Project - VCS Annual Verification - IFM | |
| Lead Verifier | Bethlehem Authority IFM Project - 6th Verification | |
| Lead Verifier | Bethlehem Authority Improved Forest Management Project | |
| Team Member | Methodology for Avoided Ecosystem Conversion VM0009, v3.0 (revision) - VCS Methodology 1st Validation | |
| Trainee | Abote Project - VCS Pre-Validation-ARR | |
| Team Member | Northern Kenya Grassland Carbon Project | |
| Team Member | Revision of Methodology VM0010-Methodology for Improved Forest Management: Conversion from Logged to Protected Forest, V1.7 - First Assessment | |
| Team Member | Lock Haven Improved Forest Management Project | |
| Lead Verifier | Lock Haven IFP Management Project - 3rd Verification | |
| Lead Verifier | Lock Haven Improved Forest Management | |
| Team Member | Revision and Extension to VM007: REDD+ Methodology Framework | |
| Team Member | Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation - VCS Verification | |
| Team Member/Forest Biometrician | Canadian Forest Carbon Offset Methodology Assessment Report | |
| Lead Verifier | Afognak Forest Carbon Project | |
| Lead Verifier | Afognak Forest Carbon Project - VCS Verification (3rd & 4th monitoring periods) | |
| Team Member | AFOGNAK FOREST CARBON PROJECT VCS VERIFICATION - 2017 | |
| Team Member | RIL - C Module - Yucatan Peninsula - VCS Module Assessment | |
| Team Member | King County Forest Carbon Project | |
| Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standard | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team Member | Reforestation with Rubber on Degraded Lands of Colombia | |
| Trainee | Purus Project - A Tropical Forest Conservation Project in Acre, Brazil - VCS/CCB Verification - REDD | |
| Team Member | Purus Project - A Tropical Forest Conservation Project in Acre, Brazil - VCS/CCB Verification (2nd monitoring) - REDD | |
| Team Member | Purus Project - A Tropical Forest Conservation Project in Acre, Brazil - VCS/CCB Verification (3rd monitoring) - REDD | |
| Team Member | Purus Project - A Tropical Forest Conservation Project in Acre, Brazil - VCS/CCB Verification (4th monitoring) - REDD | |
| Team Member | The Purus Project- VCS/CCB Verification | |
| Trainee | Russas Project - A Tropical Forest Conservation Project in Acre, Brazil - VCS/CCB Validation - REDD | |
| Team Member | Russas Project - A Tropical Forest Conservation Project in Acre, Brazil - VCS/CCB Verification - 1st monitoring - REDD | |
| Team Member | The Russas Project - VCS/CCB Verification | |
| Team Member | Valparaiso Project - A Tropical Forest Conservation Project in Acre, Brazil - VCS/CCB Verification - REDD | |
| Team Member | The Valparaiso Project - VCS/CCB Verification | |
| Team Member/Trainee | Laguna Seca Forest Carbon Project | |
| Team Member | The Envira Amazonia Project ? A Tropical Forest Conservation Project in Acre, Brazil - VCS/CCB Validation - REDD | |
| Team Member | The Envira Amazonia Project ? A Tropical Forest Conservation Project in Acre, Brazil - VCS/CCB Validation - REDD | |
| Team Member | Alto Mayo Conservation Initiative - VCS/CCB Verification | |
| Team Member | Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project Verification Report | |
| Lead Verifier | Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation - VCS (3rd)/CCB (2nd) Verification | |
| Lead Verifier | Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation Project | |
| Lead Verifier | Katingan Peatlan Restoration and Conservation | |
| Team member | Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve project - VCS/CCB Verification | |
| Team Member | Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary - VCS/CCB Verification | |
| Team Member | Kariba REDD+ Project | |
| Team Member | Sumatra Merang Peatland Project | |
