Kingsley Severine Fitz-Gerald

Kingsley possesses over a decade experience in GIS, environmental and social impact assessments, management plans, certification systems, auditing, and capacity building. His extensive expertise encompasses a wide array of forestry, agro-commodities and agro-processing projects, from proposal initiation to successful completion.

Kingsley is adept in management system audits, which have endowed him with a profound understanding of natural resource policies, certification schemes (such as ISO 14001 and RSPO PnC), and frameworks including the IFC Performance Standards and World Bank Sustainability Framework. He has been instrumental in projects such as the Socio-Economic Baseline Assessment for the Asunafo-Asutifi Hotspot Intervention Area (HIA), providing critical insights into land use and land cover analysis.

With a proven track record in the application of GIS and remote sensing methodologies, Kingsley excels in ecological mapping, biodiversity conservation, and land use management within the forestry and agricultural sectors. He has effectively employed these tools to support sustainable plantation management and production systems for commodities such as oil palm, rubber, cassava, soy, and Jatropha.

He holds a Diploma and an MBA in EHS Management, as well as a BA in Geography and Resource Development with Psychology. His professional credentials include being an IRCA Certified Lead Auditor, an RSPO Principles and Criteria Lead Auditor, and several geospatial certificates from ESRI.