A fusion of ecological fieldwork and technical depth — forestry, carbon finance, GIS and applied AI, with an ISO 14064 auditor at the centre of it.
Core team and advisors
Founder & CEO
India
Manir is the Founder & CEO of Flora Carbon AI, bringing together forestry expertise, carbon market experience, and a strong interest in AI-driven climate solutions. With a Master’s degree in Botany and over 7 years of hands-on experience in nature-based carbon projects, he has contributed to the planting of 10+ million trees across India.
Chief Financial Officer
India
Soumyadeep is Chartered Accountant and leads financial strategy, compliance, and the fiscal foundations that support Flora Carbon AI's growth in carbon markets and climate technology. His focus sits at the intersection of finance and climate: building carbon project financial models – baseline vs project emissions, credit issuance and buffer forecasting, pricing, implementation cost, and NPV/IRR analysis — that turn early-stage climate projects into bankable, investment-ready propositions.
Lead AI Engineer
India
Md Haaris Hussain is the Lead AI Engineer at Flora Carbon AI, where he leads the development of AI-powered solutions for carbon markets and climate technology. He specializes in building production-grade AI systems using Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and intelligent automation to simplify carbon project workflows. His work spans full-stack AI product development, cloud deployment, and enterprise software engineering, with a focus on creating reliable, scalable tools that make carbon compliance and project management more efficient.
AI-Powered dMRV & Climate Tech Lead
India
Mayank brings experience in AI, data, and digital workflow systems for climate-tech innovation. He supports market research, remote sensing, AI/ML applications, and the development of MVPs and internal dMRV tools to help build scalable carbon project solutions.
Partnership Manager
India
Aaron hold a Bachelor’s degree and brings over 5+ years of experience in CSR partnerships and urban afforestation projects.
Senior GIS Consultant
Global
Pablo Angulo is a senior GIS leader with 20+ years of experience in enterprise GIS, spatial data systems, and decision-support tools for carbon projects.
Strategic Finance and Business Development Advisor
Europe
Paul brings 20+ years of experience in public-private partnership infrastructure project structuring, funding, and development, along with 10+ years in carbon markets. He has also served as a COP member and Government Carbon Policy Advisor, supporting strategic growth, climate finance, and market development initiatives.
Advisor, Community Agroforestry & Stakeholder Engagement
India
Dr. Rajendra Shinde is a renowned botanist and former Principal of St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. He brings decades of scientific leadership across botany and afforestation/reforestation (A/R) programs.
Join us
We are always glad to hear from foresters, GIS specialists, engineers and carbon-market professionals who care about evidence.
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