Erica Meta Smith, M.F., RPF. Forest Carbon Field Development Specialist, joined Terra Global Capital in 2009. She provides technical forestry knowledge, on-ground carbon quantification expertise, and specialization in forest mensuration programs. Erica manages the NRM and GHG Quantification team. She has firsthand knowledge of forestry-based income and the experience of depending on natural resources as a livelihood. Before working with Terra Global Capital, Erica worked in forest policy and forestry technical operations. Erica has worked extensively in the REDD+ sector training communities and with in-country experts for excellence in MRV across Africa and Asia. She received her undergraduate degree in forestry and Master of Forestry from the University of California-Berkeley in 2005 and 2007. Her Master's work reviewed the California Climate Action Registry's Forestry Protocols and the implications of carbon markets in California. Erica is a Certified Ecologist through the Ecological Society of America and a Registered Professional Forester in the State of California.