SBP Technical Committee

Martin is Professor for wood science, timber manufacturing and timber markets at the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, Germany. In addition to these subjects he also gives courses in forest certification and certification systems.

During his career he has worked with a number of organisations (including World Bank, WWF, FSC, GIZ) on the development of criteria for assessing certification systems. He is also currently working for Assurance Services International (ASI) as lead assessor for forest management and chain of custody accreditation of FSC Certification Bodies. In this role he has been active over the last few years in a number of countries in Europe, North America and Asia assessing enterprises in the forest and timber sector. He has also contributed to the development of standards and policies in the field of forest certification for a number of organisations.

Martin was member of the SBP Technical Committee from 2016 to 2018, and in this role gave expert advice on the approval of Certification Bodies and the approval of applicants for certification, as well as on other technical matters.

Martin holds an MSc in Forestry from the University of Freiburg, Germany and an MSc and PhD in Wood Sciences from ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

Kyla is Director of Sustainability for Drax’s US operations, where she oversees a broad sustainability agenda aimed at delivering Nature Positive, Climate Positive, and People Positive outcomes.

Kyla has spent the last two decades of her career focused on forest sustainability.  She has a breadth of experience across the forest industry in the southern US, holding posts in wildlife management and conservation, forest landowner assistance, forest certification, and fiber sustainability.

Her work with the paper industry, large corporate landowners, and the bioenergy sector spans from the mountains of Virginia, south to Florida, and west to Lousiana and Arkansas.  Kyla has been in post with Drax since 2017.

Kyla holds an MS in Forest Management and a BS in Wildlife Management.

Marion is a graduate engineer from ENSTIB (Ecole Nationale des Technologies et Industries du Bois) with experience of several certification schemes (including  PEFC, FSC, CE marking, and European Flax), group facilitation, and the drafting of technical documents (for example, DUERP models, technology benchmarks).

Since March 2023, Marion has been serving as the Biomass Quality, Certification, and Regulatory Watch Officer at SOVEN (Engie Solutions) in Courbevoie, France. Her responsibilities include monitoring certifications (SBP-REDII, PEFC, SSD), and implementing REDIII and EUDR in coordination with French authorities and professional organisations.

Marion is based in France.

Karina is specialised in forest ecology, close-to-nature forestry and evaluation against qualifying standards as team leader and Lead Auditor (FSC, PEFC and SBP). Since 2001, Karina has as Lead Auditor conducted multiple FSC and PEFC forest management and chain-of-custody audits. At WSP Danmark, Karina is responsible for a team of auditors.

During her career, Karina has participated in developing methodologies for Nature Value Assessments and mapping of key biotopes in forests, as well as in developing methodology for validation of baseline and carbon calculations at the Forest Management Unit (FMU) level for forest afforestation projects.

She has strong expertise and experience in implementation of European nature and environmental legislation, especially the EU Birds and Habitats Directives, from 26 years of working on targeted projects in Northern and Eastern Europe.

Since 1998, Karina has worked with transfer of experiences and expertise to EU candidate and neighbouring countries in all aspects of implementing Natura 2000. As Project Manager and expert, she has contributed to the introduction and implementation of Natura 2000 and biodiversity projects in Slovakia, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Turkey.

Karina holds MSc in Biology from Aarhus University in Denmark.

Miguel is a sustainability expert with over 15 years of experience specialising in RSPO, Bonsucro, and ISCC standards. He empowers companies to navigate complex issues such as Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), High Conservation Values (HCVs), High Carbon Stock (HCS), human rights, and environmental and social impacts. His extensive fieldwork across Latin America and Africa provides unique insights into local agricultural biomass production challenges.

As a Chain of Custody trainer and consultant, Miguel guides global companies in tracing sustainable products, including palm derivatives, oleochemicals, sugarcane, biofuels, and innovative circular economy and bioeconomy solutions, such as circular plastics and bioplastics.

Recognised for his practical expertise, Miguel serves on the Bonsucro Members Council and the RSPO Complaints Panel. Since 2016, he has been an endorsed trainer for RSPO P&C and SCC Lead Auditors, training approximately 100 potential auditors annually.

Miguel is based in Spain.