Artículos
Longueira’s tourist project threats glaciers in Chilean Patagonia
Former senator and minister during President Sebastián Piñera’s government, Pablo Longueira, announced the creation of a large-scale corporate touristic project over South Icefields in the Chilean Patagonia. His interest came up because Argentina carries out visits to...
Cryoseismology: What happens to glaciers when they shake?
Chile is a country characterized by its seismic activity. While the earth often surprises us with seismic tremors, the question is, do the glaciers shake? The answer is yes. Cryoseismology is an area of study that is destinated to research the origin of glacier...
Planchón and Peteroa volcanic complex: Binational glaciers are in retreat
The Planchón-Peteroa-Azufre volcanic complex is located about 70 kilometers from Curicó and bordered by Argentina. This complex represents one of the most striking mountain phenomena in the central Andes. In the complex’s areas, there are several mountain glaciers,...
Alto Maipo Project: chronology of 13 years of environmental destruction
Alto Maipo is a large hydroelectric project owned by the American company AES Gener S.A., and it’s located in the southeast of the city of Santiago, in San José de Maipo commune, in the upper basin of the Maipo river. The purpose of the project is to produce...
Chile and Argentina: A historical conflict in Campos de Hielo Sur
Today, October 21st, 2020, is the day of the Magallanes y Antártica Chilena region, which commemorates 500 years since the discovery and crossing of the, at the time, called “Todos los Santos” canal. This discovery and expedition were led by the Portuguese explorer...
A disaster timeline: Pascua Lama
Pascua Lama is a mining project of the Canadian company Barrick Gold through its affiliate company named Compañía Minera Nevada S.A., located in the middle of the Andean Mountain Range, on the border between Chile and Argentina, which consists of an open-pit mining...
104 years after the feat of the “Pardo pilot”, the great rescue in Antarctica
In 1916, pilot Luis Pardo Villalón rescued Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in Antarctica, a mission that went around the world. Last August 30th, 2020, marked 104 years since the heroic deed of the 2nd pilot of the Chilean Navy, Luis Pardo...
The contribution of glacier streamflows to the Maipo River could decrease to 75%
According to a study made by Cetaqua Water Technology Centre, the glacier contributions could be greatly reduced by the Chilean summertime – from December to March – which would expose the basin of the Metropolitana region to a complicated situation of vulnerability....
Aguas del Minero
Both Chile’s Water Code, specifically in its article 56, and the Mining Code, specifically article 110, regulate the so-called Aguas del Minero, an institution created during Augusto Pinochet’ s dictatorship and subsequently protected by the governments that followed...
Eco-Civic Talk: Glacier Protection and Constituent Process
Throughout the history, our regulations and institutions have neglected the appropriate respect for ecosystems. Glaciers particularly have not been protected under any law that ensures their protection and preservation. At present, the mining impact jeopardizes the...
How to reintegrate ourselves into nature in the process of deconfinement?
There already are several communities in this country, beginning to lift restrictions under the deconfinement plan. However, there is a series of regulations concerning practicing outdoor sports during the Transition Stage. This Tuesday, August 11, the Ministry of...
Escazú Agreement and its implementation in our country
It is not unknown to anyone that in Chile there are controversies of a socio-environmental nature, cases such as the emblematic energy project "Alto Maipo" in the Metropolitan Region and the mining project "Pascua Lama" in Atacama, are just some of the best...