Raf Wood

Co-Managing Director, Silva Capital; Director, Covalent Land Australia; Board Member, Carbon Market Institute

Raphael (Raf) Wood is the Co-Managing Director of Silva Capital, an Australian fund manager investing in high-integrity environmental planting projects that integrate carbon sequestration, biodiversity and sustainable agriculture to deliver full natural-capital returns.

The Silva Carbon Origination Fund—backed by cornerstone investors including BHP, Rio Tinto and Qantas—has financed some of the country’s largest land-restoration projects. Silva’s flagship Cooplacurripa Project became the first project registered under Australia’s Nature Repair Market, establishing a global benchmark for how carbon and biodiversity outcomes can coexist at commercial scale.

With more than 15 years in Australia’s carbon markets, Raphael combines deep policy insight with on-ground delivery experience. He serves on the Board of the Carbon Market Institute and as a Director of Covalent Land Australia, providing practical leadership across project development, environmental finance and market design.