PELLERANO, Miguel (Argentina) Current employment and position

PELLERANO, Miguel (Argentina)
Current employment and position/title:
IUCN Regional Councillor for Meso and South America
Secretary of the Board of Fundación Humedales [Wetlands Foundation]
Chair of the International Board of Directors of the Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano [Latin American
Future Foundation] (FFLA)
Experience in fields of concern to IUCN:
With a noteworthy background in the field of the protection of the environment and natural resources
at both international and regional levels, Miguel Pellerano has held various positions, including the
following:
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Director, Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina [Argentina Wildlife Foundation] (FVSA).
Director, Programa para Hispano Sudamérica de la World Wildlife Fund –WWF [WWF Spanishspeaking South America Programme]
Executive Director, Fundación Poder Ciudadano [Citizen Power Foundation] (Argentina)
Regional Director for South America, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Quito, Ecuador
Assistant Secretary for the Environment and Sustainable Development for the Argentine Republic
Chairman of the International Board of Directors of the Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano [Latin
American Future Foundation] (FFLA)
Secretary of the Board of Fundación Humedales [Wetlands Foundation]
Particular qualifications to be a Regional Councillor:
Several years spent working for the Union, in different areas, most recently as Regional Councillor for
Meso and South America, demonstrate that he is a suitable candidate, skilled and devoted to the
Union, its members, objectives and goals. His proposed second term as a Regional Councillor has
received the support of the regional members, in the hope that his achievements and contribution to
the Union will continue along the path taken during his first term.