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CHARLOTTE Y. STANTON
Born: 13 July 1978, Zürich SWITZERLAND
Citizenship: US
c/o Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (EIPER)
Yang and Yamakazi Environment and Energy Building – 4210
473 Via Ortega, Suite 226 Stanford University, Stanford California 94305
Tel: 650 644 5457
Email: stantonc@stanford.edu
EDUCATION
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, PhD Candidate in Environment and Resources, 2008 - present.
Research Areas: Environmental Earth Systems Science and Experimental Economics.
UNIVERSITY of CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, MA in International Relations, 2002.
Dissertation Topic: Problematising the Structure of the United Nations.
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, BA in History, 2000. High Honors (magna cum laude).
The School for International Training Tibetan Studies semester abroad in INDIA, TIBET, and NEPAL, 1998.
HONORS & AWARDS
Richard L. Kauffman and Ellen Jewett Fellow. Stanford University, 2011 - 2012 & 2012 - 2013.
Margaret Jonsson Family Foundation Fellow. Stanford University, 2009 - 2010.
Princeton University Quantitative Literacy Teaching Fellow at the University of Cape Town, 2000 - 2002.
Bachelor of Arts degree awarded with High Honors (magna cum laude). Princeton University, 2000.
The Prize for the Best Senior Thesis in Asian History. Princeton University, 2000.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
United Nations Environment Program. Division of Global Environment Facility Coordination (UNEP/GEF) Nairobi
KENYA. Program Officer, 2005 - 2008.
Responsible for developing a GLOBAL portfolio of biodiversity projects eligible for $1 million from the GEF, with a focus
on conservation finance. This included 1. identifying potential proponents and new project ideas; 2. briefing potential
proponents on the GEF project cycle and requirements; 3. helping project proponents with document drafting to ensure
high quality proposals with strong country endorsement; 4. providing technical guidance to proponents on project design;
5. backstopping proponents in the implementation of already approved Project Development Applications to ensure
timely delivery of project briefs for submission to the GEF; 6. building meaningful working relations with NGOs,
government agencies, and other proponents.
Managed a $2 million GEF project: “Strengthening the Network of Training Centers for Protected Area Management
through Demonstration of a Tested Approach” in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. Responsibilities included:
reviewing project work plans and budgets; ensuring financial reporting is accurate, on time and following UNEP/GEF
standards; ensuring project activities are progressing according to workplans and, if not, taking immediate action to
address underperformance; appointing a Project Steering Committee (PSC); drafting Terms of Reference for the PSC;
reviewing all preparatory documents for PSC meetings and attending annual PSC meetings.
Provided inputs to UNEP’s and the GEF’s ecosystem services strategies, and UNEP/GEF’s biodiversity strategy. Crafted
UNEP/GEF’s conservation finance guidelines.
World Wildlife Fund, East Africa Regional Programme Nairobi KENYA. Consultant, 2004.
Led an assessment of WWF’s Mozambique, Kenya, and Tanzania country programs, including conservation challenges
and opportunities.
African Wildlife Foundation, Zambezi Heartland. ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE, MOZAMBIQUE. Intern, 2004.
Prepared a socio-economic profile of AWF’s transboundary conservation area based on reviewing published documents
and on conversations with local residents, community leaders, NGOs, private companies, government officials. The
profile identified local and regional stakeholders and their economic strategies, the natural resource policy framework
governing the area, conservation challenges and opportunities.
Conservation International, Conservation Enterprise Department - Washington DC USA. Intern, 2003.
Quantified and mapped the socio-economic and biodiversity scope of CI’s conservation enterprise projects.
University of Cape Town, Mathematics Department - Cape Town SOUTH AFRICA. Teaching Fellow, 2000 - 2002.
Lectured quantitative literacy to college students for four semesters and to employees of private corporations and
government offices for three semesters.
Curriculum Vitae – Charlotte Y. Stanton – June 2013

PUBLICATIONS & WORKING PAPERS
H. Tallis, S. Pagiola, W. Zhan, S. Shaikh, E. Nelson, C. Stanton, and P. Shyamsundar. Poverty and the Distribution of
Ecosystem Services in “Natural Capital: Theory and Practice of Mapping Ecosystem Services” edited by P. Kareiva, H.
Tallis, T. Ricketts, G. Daily, and S. Polasky. 2011. Oxford University Press, USA.
C.Y. Stanton, Trust and Self-Selection in Payments for Environmental Services: Evidence from Field Experiments in
Uganda (in prep with S. Clot 2013).
C.Y. Stanton, Biodiversity and Equity Tradeoffs in REDD (in prep with G.P. Asner 2013).
J. De Laat, S. Jayachandran, E. Lambin, and C.Y. Stanton, The Impact of Payments for Environmental Services:
Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Uganda (in prep 2013).
RESEARCH GRANTS
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation Grant # OW2-154. “Testing the Effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem
Services to Enhance Conservation in Productive Landscapes in Uganda: a Prospective Randomized Evaluation.”
Principal Investigators: J. De Laat, S. Jayachandran, E. Lambin, C. Stanton, 2010 - 2013. USD 227,638.
Stanford University Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept. Fellowships, 2011, 2012 & 2013. USD 17,134 combined.
Stanford University School for Earth Sciences McGee and Levenson Grants, 2012 & 2013. USD 5,150 combined.
Stanford University EIPER Graduate Summer Research Grant, 2009. USD 4,000.
Princeton University President’s Fund, 1999. USD 2,000.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Stanford University. Teaching Assistant. Conservation Science and Practice. Biology Department, 2010.
University of Cape Town. Assistant Lecturer. Quantitative Literacy. Mathematics Department, 2001 & 2002.
Yungling School for Tibetan Monks, Dharamsala INDIA. English Teacher, 1999.
MENTORING EXPERIENCE
Tefiro Serunjogi, Stanford Summer Undergraduate Research in Geoscience and Engineering program, 2013.
Noam Rosenthal, Stanford School of Earth Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research program, 2012.
Emily Yang, Lynbrook High School, 2010.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Student Conference on Conservation Science. Cambridge UK, 2011.
Leadership Labs. Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2010.
United Nations Women Preparing for Leadership Training. Nairobi KENYA, 2007.
Global Program on Environmental Law & Policy. Invited Speaker, Nairobi KENYA, 2007.
African Economic Research Consortium. Invited Speaker, Nairobi KENYA, 2007.
Global Environment Facility National Steering Committee. Kampala UGANDA, 2006.
Congo Basin Forest Partnership Sustainable Finance Conference. Invited Speaker, Libreville GABON, 2005.
Conservation Finance Alliance. Invited Chairperson, Vilm GERMANY, 2005.
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES (SELECTED)
Organizing for America Silicon Valley Leadership Team. Palo Alto, 2012 - present.
EIPER Student Committee. Stanford University, 2010 - 2011 & 2012 - 2013.
Princeton Alumni Committee for Kenya Chairperson. Princeton University, 2007 - 2008.
Princeton-in-Africa Alumni Relations Chairperson. Princeton University, 2002 - 2005.
East African Wildlife Society. Nairobi KENYA, 2004.
Math Tutoring. Cape Town SOUTH AFRICA, 2001 - 2002.
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Leonard Ortolano: Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University.
Christopher Field: Professor of Environmental Earth System Science, Stanford University.
Harold Mooney: Professor of Environmental Biology, Stanford University.
Ahmed Djoghlaf: Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity.
Nigel Sizer: Global Forest Initiative Director, World Resources Institute.
Curriculum Vitae – Charlotte Y. Stanton – June 2013