Government report shows frontal system damages, two death at least
A governmental report released on Monday showed aftermath damage of the frontal system. The report showed the situation in the south central area of the...
Tag : environment
Science Magazine article: construction of new highway violates UN Biodiversity Treaty
Science Magazine published an article saying that the construction of the T-720 highway violates the international Biodiversity Treaty. The highway would run right through the...
Climate change seen threatening major Chilean glacier
Over the last 30 years, Chile’s glaciers have been melting faster than usual. The glaciers once dazzled Charles Darwin during his trip to the country....
Government shuts down state-owned copper smelter in Quintero
The government shut down the Ventanas copper smelter in Quintero Bay on May 31. The closure follows reports of poisoning among students and teachers of...
Bird flu hitting Chilean wildlife hard
Bird flu has killed almost 9,000 marine animals, Sernapesca reports. The sickness is also spreading among the country’s endangered Humboldt penguins. In contrast, poultry farms...
Pearl Jam, social organizations asking Chile’s Congress to ban salmon farming
Grunge band Pearl Jam and more than 120 organizations are asking Chile’s Congress to pass an environmental protection bill. The bill would also ban salmon...
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...
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...