Mr Luís COSTA

Programme Manager, MAVA Foundation

In charge of the freshwater, terrestrial and species aspects of MAVA’s Mediterranean Programme, managing the Outcome Action Plans related to threatened species of birds, river basin management and coastal wetlands conservation in the region. A biologist by training, he joined MAVA in October 2016 with more than 25 years’ experience in conservation. Luis is a founding member of Portuguese Ornithological Society (SPEA) and formerly its Executive Director (2004-2016). He has also worked at the Nature Conservation Institute, overseeing its aquatic bird census and wetland conservation plan, and authoring MedWet’s standard methodology for inventories. A Portuguese national, Luis is keen sportsman who plays football and runs regularly.