Miguel E. Pellerano was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since 1977 he has been dedicated to tasks related to nature conservation, environmental protection and the promotion of sustainable development. He has worked both in civil society organizations (Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina, Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano) and the Argentine State (Administración de Parques Nacionales, Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, Agencia de Protección Ambiental Buenos Aires) and in international organizations (WWF, IUCN, Transparencia Internacional, UNEP), with responsibilities as educator, national park ranger, organization director, consultant and executive director.) After working based in several countries, he returned to Argentina, where he currently resides, working as an Advisor and Independent Consultant.