Mr Miquel RAFA

Director of Land & Environment, Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera

Born in Barcelona in 1966.  

Miquel Rafa is the Director of Territory and Environment at the Foundation Catalunya-La Pedrera, where he works since 1998.

Biologist, specialized in nature conservation with an experience of over 30 years working for conservation NGOs in Catalonia and at the international level (DEPANA, WWF, IUCN, EUROSITE, UIAA, etc.).

President of the Nature Conservation Council of Catalonia and member of the World Commission on Protected Areas (IUICN- WCPA).

Has collaborated in numerous radio and TV programmes as a communicator on Nature and travels around the globe.

A passionate alpinist has climbed many peaks in the Pyrenees, Alps, Andes and Himalayas and has also travelled to many natural areas over the world in search of wildlife.