Manuela Ravina da Silva, a Swedish national, is an Environmental Specialist for the Environment, Natural Resources and the Blue Economy in West Africa. She joined the World Bank as a Junior Professional Officer, and since then her work supports the green agenda in Africa, in sustainable landscapes and forest management, and the implementation of the Environmental and Social Framework. Prior to joining the World Bank, Manuela worked at the Food and Agriculture Organization, on project management and analytics, in land resources and climate change. Manuela holds a Master of Science in Agronomy, from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, in Sweden.