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The Institutional Urgencies of the Forestry Sector

The Institutional Urgencies of the Forestry Sector

For the current government, ministers, and the national director of CONAF, the changes needed in the forestry sector are not a priority. They speak of restoration, landscape-scale management, afforestation with …

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The Timely Responses of the State

The Timely Responses of the State

The severe wildfires in the southern region of the country, which have resulted in the loss of 240,000 hectares of planted forests, 200,000 hectares of native forests, scrublands, and agricultural …

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Time for Reflection

Time for Reflection

As a summary, we can conclude that one of the greatest advances of 2022 is the consolidation of Futuro Madera (Future Wood). A union of associations, formed by the College …

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We Sue the State of Chile

We Sue the State of Chile

Since 2014, forestry contractors have been suffering terrorist violence from armed groups and illicit associations in four regions of the southern part of the country, from Biobío to Los Lagos, …

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The Destruction of Local Economies

The Destruction of Local Economies

The half-hearted and unsuccessful efforts made by various governments in Chile over the past ten years to address organized political violence are harming the local economies of many rural municipalities. …

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The Endless Road

The Endless Road

The days, months, and years pass inexorably, as do the attacks on forestry operations. It has been almost nine years of enduring this, and the exhaustion from the hazardous working …

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