Bruno Nhancale is a Senior Natural Resources Management and Environmental Safeguard Specialist at the World Bank in Maputo, with 15 years’ experience in conservation and biodiversity in the public and private sectors. His work at the Bank supports MOZBIO, the Conservation Areas for Biodiversity and Development Project, as well as ensuring the compliance of Bank Environmental Safeguards Policies in other projects. Nhancale is also a part-time lecturer at Mozambique’s oldest university, and holds a PhD in biodiversity management and a Master's degree conservation biology from the University of Kent, Britain.