I am an Adviser on Agriculture, Land Management, Forestry, and Climate Change programs in the World Bank. My work also involves support to corporate level economic and sector studies and multilateral lending operations support for rural development. I hold a BS in Forestry from the University of Aberdeen (Scotland) and a PhD in Soil Science from North Carolina State University (US). My professional career is dedicated to facilitating global food security, sustainable livelihoods, and the conservation of natural resources and ecosystems services to ensure the equitable and sustainable development of societies globally. I have 35 years of agriculture and natural resource management experie...