What Silvestrum Climate Associates does

Silvestrum Climate Associates is a boutique climate advisory firm founded in 2016 that combines climate mitigation, policy, and financing expertise to serve governments and climate-focused companies. Operating through a Dutch B.V. entity headquartered in Jisp, Netherlands and a US L.L.C. with offices in San Francisco and Sausalito, the firm employs approximately 21 people across principals, senior associates, associates, senior fellows, and advisors, with deep specialisation in coastal blue carbon, soil carbon, and Nature-based Solutions (NBS) spanning agriculture, forestry, land use, and coastal wetlands. Its principal leaders — Steve Crooks, Igino Emmer, Leah Glass, and Moritz von Unger — each head a domain pillar (wetland science, carbon project development, blue carbon project development, and climate policy and financing respectively).

The firm's intellectual property is anchored in carbon accounting methodology authorship rather than software products. Silvestrum is the lead author of Verra's dedicated blue carbon methodology and continuously updates it across ARR, REDD, IFM, seaweed farming, and avoided bottom trawling categories. It also supports methodology development for reforestation, forest conservation, and peatland restoration. Staff publish widely in peer-reviewed journals, government publications, and white papers, and the firm has co-developed deliverables with the World Bank (Blue Carbon Investment Readiness Framework) and NOAA (Blue Carbon Inventory Project for the US and Costa Rica). A proof-of-concept tool, ForestSplat, applies 3D Gaussian Splatting to high-fidelity forestry monitoring.

Silvestrum monetises through project-based advisory engagements sold directly to government and enterprise clients on a quote-based, non-publicly-disclosed pricing model. Notable engagements include advisory on the Indus Delta Mangroves Project in Pakistan (over 600,000 hectares, described as the largest blue carbon project globally), technical guidance for Agreena's soil carbon program (Europe's largest), and support to Mozambique on its 2025 Nationally Determined Contributions. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales via email and senior-led relationship management, with marketing presence through the company website, peer-reviewed publications, and social channels including LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and Instagram.

Name

Silvestrum Climate Associates

Legal name

Silvestrum Climate Associates

Website

https://silvestrum.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Silvestrum Climate Associates is a boutique climate advisory firm founded in 2016 that designs carbon accounting methodologies and provides blue carbon, soil carbon, and NBS advisory services to governments and climate-focused enterprises globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Offsets & Carbon Removal Procurement Strategy (portfolio design, quality screening) (EUABAKAL), Climate Finance Strategy (CapEx planning, green finance, incentives & grants) (EUABAKAG), Regulatory & Disclosure Strategy (CSRD/ESRS, ISSB/IFRS S2, SEC, TCFD) (EUABAKAH)

Keywords

• Climate consulting services
• Carbon project development
• Blue carbon advisory
• Nature-based solutions
• Climate policy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Professional advisory services providing due diligence, technical guidance, and expert advice on climate mechanisms, carbon project development, and accessing climate finance for governments and companies

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Silvestrum Climate Associates is a research-based climate consulting firm that provides expert advisory services across climate mechanisms, soil carbon measurement, and Nature-based Solutions (NBS). The firm delivers due diligence, technical guidance, and expert advice on carbon project development, carbon accounting methodologies (including blue carbon, reforestation, forest conservation, and peatland restoration), and accessing climate finance for governments and climate-focused companies. Services span agriculture, forestry, land use, and coastal wetlands, bridging policy, science, technical, financial, and legal implementation.

Product overview

Silvestrum Climate Associates is a climate consultancy firm, not a software product company. The company provides expert advisory services in climate mechanisms, measuring climate impact (notably soil carbon), and Nature-based Solutions (NBS). Their service offerings span agriculture, forestry, land use, and coastal wetlands, providing due diligence services and expert advice on accessing finance. They bridge policy, science, technical, financial, and legal implementation to help organizations set standards, develop structures, and navigate project execution. Key areas of work include blue carbon project development, carbon accounting methodology development, climate policy advisory, and supporting countries with Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Climate Advisory and Consulting Services Professional advisory services providing due diligence, technical guidance, and expert advice on climate mechanisms, carbon project development, and accessing climate finance. Targeted at governments and climate-focused companies.
• Carbon Project Development Services Advisory services for developing and structuring carbon projects, including compliance with VCS and other voluntary carbon standards, across agriculture, forestry, land use, and coastal wetlands.
• Blue Carbon Methodology Development Lead author of Verra's dedicated blue carbon methodology, continuously updated to align with new science and methods including ARR, REDD, IFM, seaweed farming, and avoided bottom trawling.
• Climate Policy and NDC Advisory Advisory services supporting governments in climate policy development, institutional framework assessment, stakeholder identification, and progress evaluation on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), including blue carbon protection commitments.
• Blue Carbon Inventory Support Advisory services supporting NOAA's Blue Carbon Inventory Project to track and report coastal blue carbon in national GHG inventories for the United States and Costa Rica.

Quantifiable outcome

• Largest blue carbon project globally - Indus Delta Mangroves covering over 600,000 hectares of tidal wetland in Pakistan
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and notable.

• VerracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilvestrum is lead author of Verra's dedicated blue carbon methodology and continuously updating it to align with new science and methods including ARR, REDD, IFM, seaweed farming, and avoided bottom trawling. Firm actively supports development of carbon accounting methodologies for the voluntary carbon market.
• World BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with World Bank to develop the 'Blue Carbon Investment Readiness Framework' - a practical guide designed to help governments scale up blue carbon finance and drive impactful, community-centered projects aligned with the Paris Agreement.
• NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilvestrum's team has collaborated with NOAA on the Blue Carbon Inventory Project to support tracking and reporting of coastal blue carbon in national inventories for the United States and Costa Rica, enhancing integration of blue carbon ecosystems into national GHG inventories.
• AgreenanotableImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvided technical guidance to support the development and registration of the Agreena Carbon Project, Europe's largest soil carbon program that helps farmers transition to regenerative farming practices.
• Delta Blue CarboncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvided advisory services for structuring the Indus Delta Mangroves Project covering over 600,000 hectares of tidal wetland in Pakistan's Indus Delta - the largest blue carbon project globally.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• South Pole: South Pole is a direct peer — a Zurich-headquartered climate consulting and project development firm advising corporates and governments on carbon markets, nature-based solutions, and climate strategy, with a comparable boutique-professional services model.
• Carbon Trust: Carbon Trust is a direct peer — a climate and sustainability advisory firm that helps governments and businesses develop low-carbon strategies, certify projects, and access climate finance, overlapping strongly with Silvestrum's NDC and blue carbon advisory offerings.
• Carbon Direct: Carbon Direct is a direct peer — a climate advisory and carbon management firm providing expert guidance, project due diligence, and climate strategy services to corporates and standards bodies, with overlapping advisory expertise in carbon markets and removal procurement.
• Climate Advisers: Climate Advisers is a direct peer — a boutique climate policy and strategy advisory firm working with governments and multilaterals on NDC design, Paris Agreement implementation, and blue carbon/climate finance, with a comparable small-team, high-expertise model.
• Climate Neutral Group: Climate Neutral Group is a direct peer — a Netherlands-headquartered climate consultancy advising corporates and project developers on carbon offset strategy, nature-based solutions, and VCS-aligned project development, with overlapping methodology and project advisory services.

Emerging players

• Climate Policy Initiative (CPI): CPI is an emerging peer — an analytic and advisory organization supporting governments and multilaterals on climate finance strategy, NDC-aligned investment, and blue economy frameworks, with substantial overlap in climate finance advisory work alongside Silvestrum's World Bank engagement.
• AlliedOffsets: AlliedOffsets is an emerging peer — a carbon market intelligence and advisory platform supporting project developers and buyers with VCS-aligned due diligence, pricing, and project analytics, with meaningful overlap in the carbon project advisory buyer side of Silvestrum's market.

Broad incumbents

• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is a broad incumbent — a global environmental and sustainability consultancy that includes climate advisory, carbon project advisory, and NDC support within a much larger portfolio, competing for the same sovereign and corporate climate mandates as Silvestrum.
• WSP: WSP is a broad incumbent — a global professional services firm with a large environment and climate practice covering carbon advisory, NDC support, and nature-based solutions, providing a much larger delivery footprint that overlaps with Silvestrum's mandate scope.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a broad incumbent — a global consulting and engineering firm with a substantial climate, water, and environmental services practice, competing for sovereign climate, blue carbon, and nature-based project mandates at a significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SilvestrumCA
• Facebookfacebook.com/silvestrumclimate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/silvestrum-climate-associates
• Instagraminstagram.com/silvestrum.climate.associates

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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