
Meet Our Canopy Crew
Rainforests don’t restore themselves.
Behind every protected hectare and every seedling rising from the soil stands a mission-driven team of forest guardians, local leaders, scientists, and stubborn optimists who believe that what still breathes is worth fighting for.
Jungle-hearted, science-driven, and community-rooted, our canopy crew works where soil meets hope.
These are the people protecting what still breathes and restoring what is nearly lost.
We are more fun to look at from your laptop, believe us!

Renée Smits

Founder & CEO

Marcel van Wing

Head of
Branding & Storytelling

Sander Mook

Board Challenger

Lizzy Zwiers

Head of Leadership Development & Ethics

Adrian Keet

Director of
Technology programs

Nava Suryawan

Director of Land Restoration

Deepa Renjen

Secretary

Peggy Jacobs

Treasurer

Andrew Wendt

Ecosystem expert

Putri Masri

Management assistant

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Social media support

Revanni Mardjoeki

Photographer
Our Canopy representatives

Shadi Tavakolimehr

Grants manager

Gordana Kolova

Grants manager

Daniel Wood

Grants manager

Paula Aucapuri Torres

Partnership manager

Caroline van Raalte

Partnership manager

Valentina Klaas

Partnership manager
Our Advisory Council

Theo Smits

The Original
Legacy keeper

Arief Rabik

Strategy advisor

Paul Thonen

Financial advisor

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Legal advisor
Our Ambassadors

Tjok Gde Kerthyasa

Tjokorda of Ubud, Bali

Pak Alit

Former minister of Agriculture & Education

William Ingram

Founder of
Threads for Life

Stephen Lansing

Prof. & Anthropologist
The Ethics Council

Dennis de Lima


Manu van Wing


Maud Witte


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Chris Smallenbroek


Karim Maarek
