Ernst Schaltegger is an agriculturalist with over thirty years of exposure to issues of agricultural development, energy and natural resources management. He is President of the Board of Directors of TULUM, www.tulum.ch, a consulting firm based in Caslano, Switzerland focused on innovative development. Widely traveled, he has managed developmental projects the world over, particularly in South America, Africa and Asia. He has been active in biochar research and implementation at scale for several years, and is well acquainted with the latest scientific advances in our understanding of biochar.

Contact Ernst directly by email, schaltegger [at] carbonzero.ch, or telephone, +41 91 606 6373.

Nicola Schoenenberger is a TULUM partner and holds a PhD in natural sciences (biology, botany and plant genetics). His field of activities include research and advisory services in plant and agro ecology, biodiversity and ecology in urban and disturbed habitats, neophytes and invasive plants. He is the head of a conservation project of genetic resources (apples) of the Swiss Commission for the Conservation of Cultivated Plants, supported by the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture. He is presently also active in the assessment of biosafety of genetically modified wheat.

Contact Nicola directly by email, nicola [at] carbonzero.ch.

Nando M. Breiter is the initiator of CarbonZero and acts as the lead fundraiser and promoter of the project. He has an interest in the development of the carbon market in regards to biochar, particularly because of biochar's unique position as the only methodology able to sequester carbon in a highly scalable, renewable, beneficial manner.

Contact Nando directly by email, nando [at] carbonzero.ch or telephone, +41 76 303 44 77.