Bruno Monteferri

As Conservation International's Ocean and Fisheries Legal Fellow, Bruno will design, launch and lead the organization’s strategy to align priorities such as fisheries overharvesting, illegal fisheries, marine protected area enforcement, and human rights abuses in pelagic and coastal fisheries. In his role, he will collaborate closely with teams in the Americas field division and the Center for Oceans.

Bruno is a Peruvian environmental lawyer with two decades of experience promoting policies for the sustainable use of natural resources and marine and terrestrial conservation strategies. Bruno comes to Conservation International with a diverse background in fisheries, ocean conservation, and marine spatial planning. He launched and led the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA) Marine Governance Program and Conservamos por Naturaleza, an award-winning initiative that engages private companies and citizens in strategic conservation strategies. Bruno is passionate about finding creative ways to use policies and communication strategies for conservation. He has ample experience as project lead and was the former technical director for Por la Pesca, a regional project supported by USAID and the Walton Family Foundation to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Peru and Ecuador.