Mr Sergio COUTO

Regional Coordinator for Europe, ICCA Consortium

Sergio Couto González, based in Andalusia, Spain. Sergio is a Spanish biologist with a strong background on multidisciplinary, participatory and innovative approaches to enhance the support and recognition of commons and ICCAs in Europe, Middle East and North Africa. For Sergio, the role of rural communities on biodiversity conservation initiatives is key. He sees ICCAs-Territories of Life as systems embodying environmental, economic and social values, with a huge potential to contribute to solving many of the challenges of our time. Sergio led the first national study on ICCA-Territories of Life in Spain and is one of the co-founders of Iniciativa Comunales, a network of local communities governing commons in Spain. He is a member of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy and is currently regional coordinator of the ICCA Consortium.