Carbon project development
and independent technical review

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Technical services

Zia provides ACCU and Verra VCS carbon project consulting for project owners, developers and investors, covering project development, technical delivery and independent review. Support is available for a defined task or across multiple project stages.

Both types of support are available throughout the project lifecycle. Independent technical review supports project quality and audit readiness; it does not replace formal third-party validation or verification.

For technical project support or independent review, please get in touch.

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Support at each
project stage

Feasibility & strategy

Assess eligibility, compare methodology options, and understand the technical constraints and assumptions that shape project viability. Identify evidence gaps and the next steps before committing further resources.

Design & development

Develop project plans, carbon calculations, credit forecasts, geospatial analysis, and methodology documentation, or independently review work already prepared by your team.

Implementation & monitoring plans

Prepare implementation and monitoring plans to guide project teams in delivery and data collection. Review project data and supporting evidence for consistency with methodology and reporting requirements.

Reporting & audit

Prepare offset reports and monitoring reports, or independently review the full package of project documentation, calculations, mapping, and supporting evidence before audit. Identify gaps ahead of submission and provide technical support with audit findings, auditor queries, and regulator liaison.

Methodology &
project expertise

Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) methodologies

  • Reforestation by Environmental or Mallee Plantings
  • Human Induced Regeneration
  • Plantation Forestry
  • Integrated Farm and Land Management (draft methodology)

Verra Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) methodologies

  • VM0047 Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR)
  • VM0041 Methodology for the Reduction of Enteric Methane Emissions from Ruminants through the Use of Feed Ingredients
  • VM0007 REDD+ Methodology Framework (REDD+MF)
  • VM0042 Improved Agricultural Land Management

Non-carbon project types

  • Large-scale reforestation and regeneration for ecosystem recovery & conservation
  • Large-scale reforestation for the rehabilitation of palm oil plantations

Experience highlights

Consultancy · AustraliaFull desktop technical deliveryOngoing technical work for an Australian project under the 2024 Environmental Plantings methodology.Explore projectClose project

I have been involved in this project since its first audit and first ACCU issuance.

I undertake the full desktop technical work for the project, providing direct technical support throughout the engagement, including:

  • GIS mapping
  • Offset report preparation
  • Audit preparation
  • Carbon calculations
  • Project plans
  • Regulatory compliance
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Consultancy · AustraliaScoping a new carbon projectGIS baselining and ACCU forecasts for a new project under the 2024 Environmental Plantings methodology.Explore projectClose project

I carry out the technical scoping work needed to assess the potential of land to be registered under the 2024 Environmental Plantings methodology, bringing spatial baselines and credit forecasts together.

  • GIS baselining
  • ACCU forecasts
  • Technical inputs to project development
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Previous role · AustraliaHIR portfolio managementPortfolio management and supervision across six human-induced regeneration projects.Explore projectClose project

In a previous employment role, I provided the technical direction and supervision of a portfolio of six HIR projects. The projects have progressed through audits and successful ACCU issuances, with my role spanning technical oversight and supervision across multiple projects in parallel. This experience forms part of my professional track record.

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Previous role · AustraliaEnteric methane reductionManagement of an Australian project using feed additives to reduce enteric methane emissions.Explore projectClose project

In a previous employment role, I managed an Australian enteric methane reduction project using feed additives under Verra VCS methodology VM0041. The role extended my project management experience beyond land-based carbon projects to the use of feed additives in livestock systems to reduce methane emissions.

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About Zia Nyberg

Zia provides technical development, delivery, and independent review for nature-based carbon projects under ACCU and Verra VCS methodologies.

Zia’s experience spans project feasibility, design, on-ground implementation, monitoring, reporting, and audit support across Australia, Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa.

Zia combines methodology expertise with practical project experience to help teams produce robust technical work, understand risk, and build the evidence needed to support verifiable carbon outcomes.

Leadership roles

  • Co-Founder - MethodFirst
  • Technical Director - Tasman Environmental Markets
  • Technical Lead & Senior Technical Specialist - South Pole
  • Conservation Program Manager - Gondwana Rainforest Trust
  • Director of Partnerships and Communications - Reforest Now

Education

  • M.A. Environmental Science - Uppsala University, Sweden
  • B.A Arts & Earth Systems Science - Sydney University, Australia

Track Record

Project Feasibility & Investment Strategy

  • Led carbon projects from financial and regulatory feasibility through to credit issuance under Australian and international carbon methodologies
  • Technical Lead for the development of a carbon investment fund, directing AUD $50 million into carbon project development
  • Conducted feasibility and early-stage project assessments across Australia and Southeast Asia under ACCU and VCS methodologies (vegetation, agriculture, forestry, and blue carbon)

Project Design & On-Ground Implementation

  • Designed and led large-scale reforestation-for-conservation programs, including a one-million-tree initiative across Australia's subtropics, tropics, and Papua New Guinea
  • Managed and provided on-ground oversight during implementation of reforestation planting sites across Australia, including field monitoring and data collection
  • Hands-on experience in nurseries, seed collection, and field monitoring for both conservation and carbon reforestation projects
  • Geospatial analysis for land-based eligibility and sequestration potential

Monitoring, Verification & Credit Issuance

  • Provided technical development, and oversight, of monitoring, reporting, and verification processes for vegetation and agricultural carbon projects across Australia, Southeast Asia, and South America
  • Technical Lead and project representative throughout third-party audits, ensuring project quality, integrity, and successful credit issuance

Investors, Buyers & Market Interface

  • Led the delivery of carbon credits from managed projects to major ASX-listed and global corporate buyers
  • Co-development of financial models for a carbon project investment fund
  • Led investors, company boards and long-term offtake buyers through project design and risk considerations to support investment confidence
Zia Nyberg

Let’s discuss your project

Share your project’s location, methodology (if known), stage, and the technical work or review you need.

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