Press Releases and Updates
Southern Chile
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Community Conservation Program Awarded Chile's Bicentennial Seal
On December 17, 2007, Chile's President awarded the prestigious Bicentennial Seal to WWF's community conservation project "Strengthening Governance and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Huilliche Territory of Mapu Lahual." The project won in the Environment category, and was nominated by WWF and the Mapu Lahual Indigenous Association to the Chilean Government.
December 17, 2007 -
Pulp Mill Devastates Swans' Sanctuary In Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile - A recently opened pulp mill in Chile has devastated one of South America's most biologically outstanding wetlands, decimating its famed population of black-necked swans, along with most other bird life, a WWF-led team of investigators said Monday.
November 21, 2005 -
Inauguration Opens Nearly 150,000 Acres of Protected Chilean Rainforest to the Public for First Time
Valdivia, Chile - A history of deforestation and neglect comes officially to a close for a vast stretch of some of the most threatened and biologically rich temperate rainforest in the world. Today's inauguration of the new Valdivian Coastal Reserve, 147,500 acres of coastal temperate rainforest in southern Chile, marks a major advance in overcoming an era of clearcutting and forest conversion in the area, and makes way for new public access and cooperation for local community development.
March 22, 2005
