UN calls on Chile’s environmental injustices, suggests human rights-based approach
The United Nations commented on Chile’s environmental and human rights issues in a press release on May 12. The press release came after a UN...
Category : CLIMATE
Facing climate change, Chile’s organic winemakers adapt
by Aaron Baum
CASABLANCA, VALPARAÍSO – Chile, the world’s sixth-largest wine producer, is also a major producer of organic wine. Changing climate conditions present major challenges for growing...
How will the new constitution address the environment?
Last year’s rejected proposed constitution declared Chile an “ecological state.” The Boric Administration has taken steps to live up to its “green” promise, but much...
Boric Administration approves ‘Los Bronces’ mining project
The Committee of Ministers gave the green light to the ‘Los Bronces’ project. The plan involves the expansion of a mine in the Metropolitan and...
Patagonia salmon industry doing long-term damage to ecosystem
Transnational companies in the salmon industry have been profiting off Chile’s coast for years. Numerous facilities have been identified as overproducing salmon. Evidence indicates the...
Mission Blue sets out to document Patagonian biodiversity
Mission Blue launched a three-year program in Chile on April 5. The NGO aims to create marine protected areas within Chile’s exclusive economic zone. The...
Chile declares first bird flu outbreak in poultry
Chile detected its first avian flu outbreak in the country on March 13 at a meat production plant in west-central Chile. The country has temporarily...
Chile launches initiative to restore Chile’s huemul
A public-private initiative is underway to protect the huemul population in Chile’s Patagonia. This at a time when the population stands at 1 percent of...
New national park for Chile after Tompkins Conservation donation
Kristine Tompkins, widow of famous conservationist Doug Tompkins, has offered to donate almost 100,000 hectares of land to the Chilean government. The area, close to...
Chile investigates drought management after deadly wildfires
Multiple factors contribute to the severity of wildfires in Chile. In the midst of a years-long drought coupled with high temperatures in recent weeks, questions...