Going Wild in Argentina: Parks, Wildlife, and Local Economies

Join us at the NSLM for a cocktail reception followed by an illuminating discussion led by Sebastián Di Martino, conservation director of the Rewilding Argentina Foundation. He will focus on the work Rewilding Argentina is doing to create and restore complete and functional ecosystems in natural parks. This work includes reintroducing big carnivores and herbivores, which build new, thriving local economies that respect and benefit from nature. These efforts also improve nature’s well-being, using the jaguar as a symbol of this process. Di Martino will also describe 'The Jaguar Rivers Initiative,' a bold and urgent continental effort dedicated to restoring, protecting, and connecting ecosystems in the heart of South America. Building on Rewilding Argentina’s efforts, Di Martino will explain their plans to scale up this model, including other regions of Argentina and South America. This program is free and generously underwritten by The Sacharuna Foundation. RSVP is required. 

About Sebastián Di Martino

Sebastián Di Martino obtained a degree in Biology from La Plata National University (Universidad Nacional de La Plata), Argentina, and a Master’s degree in Natural Protected Areas from the Autonomous University of Madrid (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Spain. He admires the rewilding revolution taking place in the conservation world and believes that Argentina must widely implement this strategy to restore its natural areas. Since the age of 13, he has been involved with environmental organizations, and his work has always focused on nature conservation, especially in the Directorate of Natural Protected Areas of the Province of Neuquén. Since 2015, he has served as Rewilding Argentina’s Conservation Director, leading species reintroduction and environmental restoration efforts across our projects.