In a concrete sign of collaboration between the State and civil society to address the biodiversity crisis, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Chile and the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service (SBAP) signed a framework collaboration agreement to promote joint actions that contribute to the conservation of the country's natural heritage.
The signing took place in the city of Valdivia, in a ceremony led by the national director of SBAP, Tomás Saratscheff Bosch, which also included the signing of agreements with the Austral University of Chile and other civil society organizations.
The agreement seeks to strengthen collaboration between both institutions in strategic areas for biodiversity conservation, including research and innovation, management and sustainability of the National System of Protected Areas, development and implementation of conservation instruments, territorial governance, capacity building, and international cooperation.
Likewise, it will promote the exchange of knowledge, technical experience, and scientific information, as well as the development of initiatives that contribute to more effective management of biodiversity and the country's protected areas.
This alliance reflects the importance of combining capacities, knowledge, and experience to advance solutions that protect Chile's biodiversity, strengthen the resilience of territories in the face of climate change, and contribute to the well-being of communities that depend on healthy ecosystems.
The national director of SBAP, Tomás Saratscheff Bosch, highlighted the trajectory and conservation work carried out by TNC Chile, noting that this has enormous value within the framework of the implementation of the new Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service.
"The role that TNC Chile has played in this country for knowledge, methodological development, testing conservation and restoration experiences in the field, especially with the Valdivian Coastal Reserve, has enormous value, and therefore it is evident that this accumulated experience must be leveraged at this historic moment of SBAP's establishment and implementation. For this reason, I am very pleased to develop this joint collaboration with TNC in the coming years," he stated.
With more than two decades of work in Chile and a global presence in over 80 countries and territories, TNC brings scientific and technical experience in nature conservation, ecosystem restoration, protected area management, development of innovative mechanisms to support conservation financing, and sustainable development for prosperous economies and communities.
The director of TNC Chile, Juan José Donoso, referred to the importance of working collaboratively to address biodiversity loss.
"This agreement with SBAP represents an opportunity to strengthen that collaboration and contribute, both from science, innovation, and the experience accumulated by TNC in Chile and the world, and from a coordinating and collaborative role that distinguishes our organization, to the conservation of unique natural and cultural heritage that is fundamental for the future of our country," he affirmed.
Along with this agreement, SBAP signed collaboration with the Austral University of Chile and various organizations such as: Fundación Rewilding Chile, Wildlife Conservation Society, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and WWF Chile.
These agreements will make it possible to coordinate efforts, share capacities, and generate joint initiatives to respond to the challenges facing biodiversity in Chile, strengthening the implementation of the law that creates SBAP and the management of the National System of Protected Areas.
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