Ignacio Areta
Nacho was raised in the northern Patagonia city of Neuquén, Argentina. A passionate sound recorder since 1999, he has obtained a wealth of recordings of birds from Argentina that will soon be published in a DVD of birdsongs of the southern cone of South America. Nacho holds a degree in biology (Universidad Nacional de La Plata) and is finishing his PhD on the evolution of the seedeaters in the Capuchinos group, a topic that fuses his interests in natural history, evolution, and conservation.
Deeply concerned about natural and cultural conservation, Nacho has worked extensively in a project on the sustainable use and conservation of the Turquoise-fronted Parrot in the Chaco region (Proyecto Elé) and is part of a project working to conserve the Atlantic Para Pine forest in Misiones province (Proyecto Pino Paraná).
Nacho has been working as a guide for two years throughout South America, from Argentina’s northern Puna plateau to the southern sub-Antarctic forests of Tierra del Fuego.