Director of the Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program (www.chile.unt.edu) coordinated by UNT in the US, and the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity and Universidad de Magallanes in Chile. His work emphasizes the link between human welfare and the conservation of biological and cultural diversity. Has led the creation of the Omora Park and the UNESCO Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, and worked with various organizations to incorporate environmental ethics into conservation and education.