The Plant Your Future Group: A Global Collaboration for Impact
The Plant Your Future Group is a dynamic partnership of three legally registered organizations, each contributing unique strengths to our mission. At the heart of the Group is Plant Your Future, a registered charity in England, supported by Plant Your Future Trading Limited, its wholly owned trading subsidiary. Together, they drive the strategic and financial backbone of our efforts. On the ground in the Peruvian Amazon, La Asociación Civil Planta tu Futuro serves as our operational partner, working directly with local communities to make lasting change.
This integrated approach allows us to blend international expertise with grassroots action, fostering environmental and social impact where it’s needed most.
Board of Directors

JUAN CHANG OLIVAS, Managing Director
Juan is a highly experienced and respected professional in the field of climate and nature. A Peruvianforestry graduate and expert in carbon project technical management, Juan has built a distinguishedcareer with deep expertise in AFOLU (Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use) carbon offsauditing and REDD+ project management. His extensive background includes impactful roles withleading organizations Read More

JAIME FERNANDEZ BACA, Board Member
Jaime is a distinguished expert in sustainable development, bringing extensive experience to hiswork in Peru and beyond. He earned his first degree in Plant Sciences from the University ofCalifornia, Davis, and completed his graduate studies in Scotland and Peru, building a strongacademic foundation in global environmental and agricultural disciplines. With training in variousfields, including agronomy Read More

Professor Luis Campos Baca, Board Member
Luis has had a distinguished career in leadership roles across Peru. He is a principal professor at theNational University of the Peruvian Amazon and holds a doctorate in biology. Luis earned his biologydegree from the National University of Trujillo, followed by a Master of Science from the Universitof Southern Illinois, and a Doctorate in Environmental Read More

Jenny Henman, Board Member and President
When she founded Plant Your Future, at the same time Jenny also set-up its sister operationalorganisation in Peru. Jenny is the founder of Planta tu Futuro and has a passion for community-based agroforestry and working at the grassroots level.For full reference, please see Trustee bio below.
Field Team

ROY ROJAS DOMÍNGUEZ, Field Technician
Roy is a skilled Field Technician with expertise in reforestation of native species and sustainable agriculture, particularly in the Amazon region. Based in Ucayali, Roy has been instrumental in establishing and managing forest, agroforestry, and silvopastoral systems for Plant Your Future. His extensive experience includes reforesting degraded land with native Amazonian species and supporting the Read More

OSTING RENATO ROMAN DEL AGUILA, Chief Operating Officer
Osting is a Forestry Engineer with extensive hands-on experience in reforestation and environmentalrestoration, particularly working with smallholder farmers. He specializes in restoring degradedareas using native forest species in regions such as Ucayali, Huánuco, and San Martín. He hapreviously worked with cocoa and coffee cooperatives, as well as with USAID in the PeruvianAmazon. In addition, Osting Read More

DIEGO ALBERTO GRANDEZ GÓNGORA, Forest Manager
Diego brings extensive experience in forestry, with a particular focus on forest census work,including projects in the Native Community of Santa Rosa (Aguaytía). His expertise also spans forestresource management, where he played a key role in ensuring compliance with regulations andoverseeing the traceability of resources from origin to final destination. At Plant Your Future, Diego’s Read More

YERSON FREDY ALANIA TRINIDAD, Forest Manager
Yerson has built a diverse skill set over his career, with significant experience in project managementand data analysis. At Plant Your Future, Yerson applies his expertise to oversee and support ourreforestation and agroforestry projects. His work includes assisting farmers with pest control,fertilisation, pruning, and leading farmer field schools, where he helps strengthen local knowledgeon sustainable Read More

BRYAN ALEXIS QUINTO GAMARRA, Extension worker
Bryan joined Plant Your Future after completing a technical placement internship at our nursery inIquitos, where he spent 90 days across two practical sessions honing his skills in nurserymanagement and plant care. During this time, Bryan demonstrated a keen ability to identify andmanage diverse plant species, which has become an invaluable asset in his current Read More

CARLOS ALBERTO MORI SAAVEDRA, Regional Director – Loreto
Carlos has extensive experience in environmental conservation and promoting sustainabledevelopment among smallholder farmers in the Amazon. His work includes facilitating agriculturalcredits through the Agrobank programme and contributing to the establishment and managementof forest, agroforestry, and silvopastoral plots along the Iquitos-Nauta road. Carlos’s commitment toreforesting degraded land reflects his lifelong passion for environmental restoration. “Plant Your Read More

DAVID MOISES FLORES GONZALES, Extension worker
David joined Plant Your Future after completing a technical placement internship at our nursery inLoreto where he developed key skills in forest management and nursery operations. Now a fullmember of the team, David brings valuable experience from his years of working closely withfarmers and managing sustainable agricultural practices. His hands-on approach and commitment toenvironmental restoration Read More

DAVID TONINHO LAZO PEREZ, Human resources
David is a seasoned Human Resources professional with 18 years of experience across varioussectors, including conservation, retail, education, and security. He has worked as a teacher, advisor,and business consultant, specialising in administrative and human resources management. Hisdiverse work experience brings valuable insights and leadership to the team at Plant Your Future. “I enjoy working at Read More

CARLOS MIGUEL MUNGUIA MALPARTIDA, Nursery Manager
Carlos manages our community nursery in Nueva Esperanza, where he oversees every aspect of itsoperations, from procurement and seed quality to seedling and sapling production, hardening off,and pest control. A passionate advocate for native Amazonian species, Carlos’s expertise is vital tothe success of our reforestation efforts. He is also one of the founding farmers in Read More

LEYDY LILIANA HERNANDEZ FLORES, Nursery Assistant
Leydy is from one of the local villages where Plant Your Future operates and has a deep-rootedconnection to the community’s agricultural practices. She began her journey in the organisation’stree nursery, where she received hands-on training in plant care and nursery management. Aftesuccessfully completing the Plant Your Future scholarship programme, Leydy was promoted to hercurrent role, Read More
Board of Trustees

JENNY HENMAN, Founder and Chairman
Jenny founded Plant Your Future and has over 20 years of experience in Natural Climate Solutions.She has a proven track record of implementing successful carbon finance programmes, withextensive technical, commercial, and policy expertise in generating carbon credits from forestry,agriculture, and land-use activities. Her experience spans NGOs, corporate, consulting, and inter-governmental sectors, including work with organizations Read More

TOBY PARKES, Trustee
Toby is the CEO and Director of Rhizocore Technologies, a company focused on enhancing treeplanting operations through the use of fungal biodiversity. He previously worked as a researcher atthe Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where he contributed to the Millennium Seed Bank Project,developing cryopreservation and tissue culture techniques for storing and regenerating plantembryos. Toby holds a Read More

TRIPURARI PRASAD, Trustee
Tripurari has 16 years of experience in carbon markets, nature-based solutions, and the oil & gassectors. Currently, He is leading Global Investments for Nature based Carbon in Climate AssetManagement. Prior to joining Climate Asset Management, he served as a Director at HSBC, where heled the group’s Carbon Solutions offering and origination. With a career that includes Read More

ALISON MERIFIELD, Trustee
Ali has 25 years of experience in communications, strategy and account management, spanning thetechnology, development, humanitarian and sustainability sector. She joined Proforest as Director ofCommunications and Knowledge Management in 2020, leading a global team working on internaland external communications, helping to represent the NGO’s technical work in responsible sourcingand production, collaboration and landscapes. Since graduating Read More

Will Longden, Trustee
Will is an experienced Geography educator with a focus on sustainability and the connectionsbetween land use, climate change, and local communities. He holds a Geography degree fromNottingham University and a PGCE from Cambridge University. In his role as Head of Digital Learning, Will has extensive experience in using technology to enhance educational management,accessibility, and student Read More
Fundraising and Communications

RACHEL LAWTON, Volunteer
Rachel, a passionate geographer with a qualification in sustainable management, left the UK for a life in Peru over ten years ago and hasn’t looked back. She brings over 15 years of combined experience in educational leadership, data management, and content creation to Plant Your Future, supporting our mission to restore the Amazon and empower Read More

PIP JOHNSTONE, Website Developer
With a PhD from Cambridge in Plant Sciences, and experience working as a web developer, Pip is very proud to support Plant Your Future in maintaining and developing their online presence.

CAMILLA AMOORE, Coordination and Development Manager
Camilla has 17 years of experience in fundraising, development, and project coordination acrossvarious sectors, including conservation, wildlife protection, sustainable development and financialservices. As the Coordination and Development Manager she oversees fundraising strategies,manages donor relationships, and cultivates partnerships to support agroforestry and reforestationinitiatives. Prior to joining Plant Your Future, Camilla worked in Zambia, where she collaborativelyraised Read More

JENNY HENMAN, Trustee
Please see Trustee bio above

JOANA MENDES GODINHO, Trustee
Joana has over 20 years of experience in the forestry sector, working across Europe and Africa inresearch, policymaking, consulting, planning, and project implementation. Joana holds a degree inForest and Natural Resources Management from the Institute of Agronomy at Lisbon University

EDGAR MORA, Trustee
Edgar has over 20 years of experience across a variety of sectors, including finance, financialmanagement and impact investing. While working as a partner at Clarmondial AG he led efforts onthe Biosphere Integrity Fund, focusing on initiatives in Peru. He holds an MBA from the Hong KongUniversity of Science and Technology and an Engineering degree from Read More