As Senior Director - Forestry, Justinas directs and oversees Preferred by Nature's suite of forestry programmes.

Justinas is a seasoned professional in the forestry sector. His strength lies in his technical and comprehensive knowledge of the business. On top of that, Justinas' experience as a biologist with an economic background has also helped shape his insights on how to run a sustainable business in the most efficient manner - without compromising the credibility of Preferred by Nature's services. 

To date, Justinas has been involved in several key projects across the forestry sector and conducted numerous high-level auditor training while serving as a technical advisor to Preferred by Nature's international projects. 

Aside from his role in the forestry services, Justinas is also part of the Preferred by Nature management group while serving as the Legal Entity Manager in Lithuania - which he has built from the ground up. 

Other expertise includes being a seasoned FSC certification expert. In addition to conducting numerous forest management and chain of custody audits, Justinas is part of our core expert team conducting high-level FSC Expert training. He also has experience as a technical advisor to Preferred by Nature's international projects.

Justinas has a research background in ornithology, bird ecology and monitoring, He holds a Master's degree in Economy and a BSc in Biology. 

Justinas joined Preferred by Nature in 2006, following his involvement in Preferred by Nature projects in 2005.