Blackbird Studio

Blackbird Studio is a Dutch consultancy firm founded by Bart van Engeldorp Gastelaars that specializes in creating value for society through nature and recreation projects. The company combines expertise from environmental science and biology to deliver strategic advice, concept development, and visual storytelling services aimed at fostering positive societal impact.

• Services: Offers consulting, interim management, training sessions on landscape and recreation, and unique photography workshops alongside custom content creation.
• Industries: Focuses primarily on sectors where nature intersects with leisure, including national park development, wildlife conservation, and sustainable agriculture transitions.
• Sustainability: Actively plants trees via Trees for All in the Netherlands and Mexico, compensates travel emissions, and supports organic farming initiatives through ownership stakes.

The firm collaborates with partners like Arjen Siebel to leverage decades of combined experience in forest management and biology.