Biography of Dr Rob Carlton
Rob Carlton manages a consultancy business providing services in two areas of sustainable agriculture: climate change mitigation through land management and practical pesticide stewardship.
An interest in agriculture and forestry has been a dominant theme in Rob’s life. Following a rural childhood, he worked in both forestry and farming as a young man. At university he developed a strong interest in plant ecology and this interest became the focus of his doctoral research. A career in the agrochemical industry followed, initially working in the UK on the fate of pesticides in the environment before moving to Germany and then France in the company’s global insecticide regulatory group. During this period he worked on a number of challenging regulatory issues, gained a solid grounding in the workings of the European Commission and developed an understanding of the interplay between lobbying, legislation and decision making.
Rob developed his expertise in pesticide stewardship whilst working on insecticides and, in 2004, took the opportunity to start his own consultancy company based in France. Working closely with the newly formed Bayer CropScience, his business developed a core competence in practical pesticide stewardship and communication.
Having established the business, Rob developed a professional interest in the role of land management in climate change mitigation. This is an area where he sees enormous potential to develop multi-stakeholder partnerships capable of generating a significant positive impact on the environment.
Rob is married with two young children and lives in the Drome, France.
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