March 22, 2022
Felipe is a marine biologist from Chile, with more than 20 years of experience in scientific research, education and marine conservation public policy. He is currently Vice Chair for the Marine theme at WCPA-IUCN. In Chile he is the National Coordinator of the Marine Protected Areas of the Ministry of Environment, a MPA system that covers more than 43% of the Chilean oceans. He has extensive experience in marine protected areas, leading the designation, planning and implementation processes of MPAs. In 2017 he organized the 4th International Marine Protected Areas Congress IMPAC4 in La Serena, Chile and today coordinates the CPPS Southeast Pacific MPA working group. In 2019 he coordinated the marine theme of IUCN´s 3rd Latin American and Caribbean Protected Areas Congress III CAPLAC in Lima, Perú. Felipe is a marine biologist from the University of Valparaiso, Master in Marine Affairs from the University of Rhode Island and PhD in Marine Biology from the University of Maine.