Biodiversity finance & nature-related risk
Biodiversity metrics, risk analysis, dependencies and impacts, disclosure, and finance approaches.
Independent advisory practice
Clear advisory for complex nature-related decisions.
Biodiversity, nature finance and sustainable land-use support for international organisations, development agencies, consulting firms and companies.
About
Independent expertise, international experience.
DK Nature Advisory is Daniel Kieling’s independent consulting practice, based in Lunel, France. It supports organisations and project teams that need experienced input on biodiversity, nature finance and sustainable land use.
Daniel has worked in conservation and sustainable development for 20 years across Europe, Latin America and Africa. His work covers biodiversity policy and metrics, environmental economics, restoration, sustainable agriculture, development finance and science-policy processes.
Assignments range from focused technical reviews to multi-country programmes, with an emphasis on sound analysis, clear writing and practical recommendations.
Services
Areas of work
Sustainable agriculture & supply chains
Regenerative agriculture, sourcing, agribusiness value chains, soil health and landscape approaches.
Nature-based solutions & restoration
Restoration strategies, project design, monitoring frameworks, concept notes and investment cases.
Environmental economics & ecosystem services
Economic valuation, cost-benefit analysis, natural capital and policy analysis.
Technical reports & expert support
Reports, proposals, concept notes, methodologies, expert reviews, workshops and short assignments.
Policy & institutional support
Evidence reviews, policy recommendations, stakeholder processes and support to international institutions.
In practice
Where the work is applied
The work is grounded in real landscapes and economic systems — from forests and farms to biodiversity metrics and investment decisions.
Project references
Selected assignments and initiatives
The references below come from Daniel Kieling’s work across consulting, international organisations and research-policy programmes.
Biodiversity finance, nature-based solutions & policy
2024–2025
Reviving High-Quality Coffee
Nespresso | Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Costa Rica
Developed a landscape approach to sustainable coffee production, integrating climate adaptation, biodiversity conservation and smallholder farmer support. Facilitated collaboration between Nespresso, local communities and conservation stakeholders.
2024–2025
GEF My Farm Trees
Global Environment Facility (GEF) | Uganda and Kenya
Supported sustainable agroforestry, biodiversity conservation and corporate engagement in landscape restoration efforts. Facilitated partnerships between the private sector and local communities to implement nature-based solutions in commodity supply chains.
2025
IKI SUSTAIN Pro
International Climate Initiative (IKI) | Tanzania and Mozambique
Promoted sustainable land management and biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes. Strengthened local and national governance for sustainable agriculture and ecosystem restoration.
2024–2025
Regen10
WBCSD, WFO, WRI, FOLU, Meridian, IKEA Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation | Global
Led IUCN contributions to the outcomes-based framework for regenerative agriculture, including stakeholder engagement, Indigenous Peoples perspectives and strategies for scaling regenerative practices across supply chains.
2024
STAR Tool & Policy Alignment
IUCN | Global
Contributed to the development of biodiversity impact metrics and alignment of the STAR tool with SBTN and TNFD-related approaches, supporting policy discussions on corporate sustainability disclosures.
2024
Comparative Analysis of Biodiversity Measurement Approaches for Public Development Banks
AFD, with Biotope SAS and Egis Conseil
Contributed to the analytical framework and early methodological design of a study comparing biodiversity assessment tools for financial institutions, including STAR, GBSFI, CBF, BioScope, ABC-Map and ENCORE.
2023–2024
Assessing Nature-Related Risks: Environmental Functions and Ecosystem Services
AFD / INRAE
Established an analytical framework linking critical environmental functions under ESGAP to ecosystem services under ENCORE to support assessment of nature-related physical risks.
2023–2024
CircHive — Biodiversity Footprinting & Natural Capital Accounting
European Union | Horizon Europe
As task leader, collaborated with a network of European institutions, overseeing biodiversity data inputs and facilitating private-sector case studies to advance biodiversity footprinting and natural capital accounting.
2023
Providing Support on Biodiversity-Related Risks
French Development Agency (AFD)
Conducted critical analysis of methodologies estimating biodiversity condition, ecosystem-service fragility and related financial risks across AFD countries of intervention.
2023
IPBES–IUCN–EXIOBASE Environmental Stressor Mapping
French Development Agency (AFD)
Developed a technical table linking 1,330 environmental stressors from 163 industries to the five IPBES direct drivers of biodiversity loss and 12 IUCN biodiversity threats.
2023
Pre-Diagnostic of Biodiversity Actions for Renault
Renault | Argentina, Colombia and Romania
Conducted preliminary fauna and flora diagnostics at industrial sites in Córdoba, MedellÃn and Bucharest to support action planning for landscape and biodiversity improvement.
2022–2023
Economic Co-Benefits of Restoring Terrestrial Natural Capital: Cameroon Case Study
GIZ | Cameroon
Conducted cost-benefit analysis of different afforestation initiatives in the West and Extreme North regions of Cameroon.
2018–2022
IPBES Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment
IPBES | Global
Coordinated 90 experts from 35 countries, collaborating institutions and contributing authors in the development of a four-year global assessment on the sustainable use of wild species.
2014
Evolution of Land Use and Cover in the Bonfim Basin, Petrópolis — Rio de Janeiro
UFRRJ | Master dissertation
Analysed landscape change over 45 years, identified areas relevant for conservation and proposed actions to support ecosystem services, human welfare and forest cover around the Atlantic Forest hotspot.
2013
Alternative Ways of Generating Energy on the Amazon Floodplain Forest
UFRRJ | Research project
Evaluated local natural-resource alternatives, including biomass and solar radiation, for energy generation for traditional riverside communities in the Amazon floodplain forest.
2012
Sustainable Development Goals for an Inclusive Brazil
Columbia University / UFRRJ
Analysed the Millennium Development Goals context in Brazil, focusing on economic development, social inclusion and environmental sustainability, with stakeholder analysis and forward-looking alternatives.
Biodiversity policy, environmental economics & finance
2024–2025
IFC Working Group on Biodiversity Integration and Regenerative Agriculture Finance
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Participated as IUCN representative in IFC-led working groups, contributing technical inputs on nature-positive investment strategies, biodiversity metrics and policy recommendations for lending and disclosure frameworks.
2022
Biodiverse Landscapes Fund (BLF)
PwC / DEFRA
Provided technical advisory for project selection under the £100 million Biodiverse Landscapes Fund in biodiversity hotspot regions of the Mekong and West Congo Basin, including regional coordination work in Madagascar.
2022
BiodivERsA+ Science–Policy Interface on Biodiversity Integration
French Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB) / European Commission
Coordinated European partnerships to strengthen biodiversity integration in policy and economic sectors including health, agriculture, energy and finance, linking research institutions, governments and private-sector actors.
2018
Integrated Biodiversity Management — South Caucasus
GIZ
Conducted cost-benefit analysis of afforestation initiatives implemented between 2015 and 2017 at sites in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
2018
Brazilian National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)
GIZ, IUCN and Ministry of Environment (Brazil)
Produced a description and critical analysis of Brazil’s NBSAP process, including internalization of the Aichi Targets, formulation of national biodiversity targets and monitoring indicators.
2017
Scenarios for Implementing Environmental Reserve Quotas in Bahia
Good Energies Foundation | Brazil
Analysed scenarios for the design and implementation of tradable development-rights mechanisms supporting farmer compliance with Brazil’s national Forest Code.
2016
Management Plan Development for Protected Areas
Ministry of Environment | Brazil
Produced a technical note on how to develop and implement protected-area management plans in the Amazon region, covering conceptual, legal and technical aspects.
2015
Monitoring of the Bolsa Verde (Green Grant) Programme
Ministry of Environment | Brazil
Monitored socio-environmental conditionalities of the Bolsa Verde programme, a public policy supporting poverty reduction and environmental conservation.
Training & capacity building
2018
Integrating Ecosystem Services into Development Planning
GIZ | Antananarivo, Madagascar
Delivered a five-day course for 25 representatives from environment ministries in Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2016
Economic Tools for the Conservation of Protected Areas with Mangroves
Global Environment Facility (GEF) | Recife, Brazil
Delivered a five-day course for 20 protected-area practitioners from Brazilian environmental institutions.
2015
Adapting to a Changing Climate
Conservation International | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Delivered a three-day course for 20 local stakeholders, including NGOs, municipal staff and university professors.
Some assignments pre-date DK Nature Advisory and were delivered through previous employers or consulting roles. They are included here as Daniel Kieling’s professional experience.
Principal Consultant
Daniel Kieling
Location
Lunel, Hérault, France
Email
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