About LDN Advisory
A Franco-African team structuring large-scale land restoration projects into investable and executable platforms.
LDN Advisory brings together senior experts in land restoration, development finance, carbon markets, technology, governance and field implementation. Based in France, with a dedicated presence in Nigeria, we work with local partners, institutions and investors to transform degraded landscapes into long-term restoration platforms.
Built around complementary expertise
Large-scale land restoration requires more than environmental ambition. It requires strategic design, local legitimacy, financial structuring, technology, governance and long-term execution capacity. LDNA was built to connect these dimensions into restoration platforms that can be understood, financed and implemented over time.
One team, two anchors
LDNA France
Headquartered in France
We lead strategy, institutional coordination, financial structuring, technology, carbon project development, communication and investor readiness.
LDNA Nigeria
Based in Abuja
We provide forestry expertise, environmental governance, local partnerships and field grounding to ensure credible and lasting implementation.
Meet the team
LDNA France
Alain Retiere, Director
Senior Agronomist & Sustainable Landscape Planner
Senior agronomist and sustainable landscape planner, Alain brings deep expertise in tropical ecosystem restoration, LDN strategy, digital mapping and remote sensing.
Olivier Follin, co-founder
Development finance, investment structuring, African markets
Development finance expert, Olivier has led major investments across banking, infrastructure, private equity, agroindustry and health in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sei Cabrol
Space Engineer, Technology & AI Expert
Space engineer and technology expert, Sei connects New Space, software architecture and AI with ecosystem restoration and sustainable development.
Jean-Luc Lesueur
Project Director – Senior Consultant
Jean-Luc brings long-standing experience in complex project management, digital transformation and operational systems to support LDNA.
LDNA Nigeria
Based in Abuja, LDNA Nigeria brings institutional knowledge, forestry expertise and local coordination capacity to support the development of restoration platforms grounded in Nigeria realities.
Bala Haruna Gukut
Natural Resources & Land Degradation Neutrality Expert
Natural resources expert and former UNCCD National Focal Point for Nigeria, Bala supports institutional coordination and environmental governance.
Dolapo Odulana
Forestry & Environmental Governance Expert
Forestry and environmental governance expert, Dolapo brings long-standing experience from Ogun State’s public forestry administration.
Our technical ecosystem : the ESMERALDA consortium
LDN Advisory is part of the ESMERALDA consortium, a Franco-German alliance of five private companies.
We combine complementary expertise to design and deliver credible, financeable restoration projects at scale.
A consortium designed for complex restoration projects
Large-scale restoration projects require more than one area of expertise. They need reliable carbon data, satellite-based monitoring, sustainable finance, local stakeholder engagement and strong project structuring. Esmeralda was created to bring these capabilities together around restoration initiatives that must be credible for institutions, investors, communities and carbon market stakeholders.
Measure
Real carbon emissions and environmental outcomes.
Monitor
Land restoration through satellite and Earth observation data.
Structure
Investment-ready projects with strong local and institutional alignment.
Meet our 4 partners
Everimpact
Carbon measurement
French partner specialized in the measurement of real carbon emissions.
Fondation Agreste
Leader of a global network of grassroots NGOs
Civil society organization and accredited UNCCD and UNFCCC observer.
Climate & Company
Sustainable finance
German think tank specializing in sustainable finance.
Mundialis
Earth observation & open-source geospatial analysis
German partner using free and open-source software to analyze Earth observation data.
Green Sahara Farms
Connecting project structuring with field realities in Nigeria
Green Sahara Farms is a Nigerian agribusiness partner with strong knowledge of local territories, production systems, agro-industrial value chains and green growth opportunities. Its field experience helps identify concrete projects, local needs and calls for proposals where LDNA and Green Sahara Farms can work together.
The partnership creates a clear complementarity: LDNA works upstream on project strategy, financial structuring, carbon frameworks, governance and investor readiness, while Green Sahara Farms brings local intelligence, operational grounding and production expertise to support implementation on the ground.
Field intelligence
Understanding local realities, actors and constraints.
Project opportunities
Identifying projects, tenders and partnership opportunities.
Value chain knowledge
Connecting restoration with agroforestry and production systems.
Operational grounding
Supporting the transition from structured concepts to field execution.
Let’s build restoration platforms that can move from vision to execution
From strategic design to local implementation, LDNA brings together the people, partners and technical capabilities needed to turn degraded landscapes into structured restoration platforms with lasting value.