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Public Statement by Acoforag on Deadly Attack in La Araucanía

Public Statement by Acoforag on Deadly Attack in La Araucanía

The Association of Forestry Contractors A.G. (Acoforag) deeply regrets and strongly condemns the cowardly attack that occurred in the commune of Victoria, La Araucanía Region, which took the life of …

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Total Inconsistency: 30 Years After the Central Bank Report on Native Forests

Total Inconsistency: 30 Years After the Central Bank Report on Native Forests

By Leonardo Araya Valdebenito, forestry engineer.In 1995, the Chilean forestry scene was shaken when the so-called Central Bank Report was made public, containing grim forecasts about the future of Chile's …

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When Trees Heal: From Thermalism to "Forest Bathing"

When Trees Heal: From Thermalism to "Forest Bathing"

By María José Correa Gómez, PhD in History from University College London. Academic and researcher at the Department of Humanities (UNAB) and Director of the PhD in Applied Humanities (UNAB)In …

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Commission for Peace and Understanding

Commission for Peace and Understanding

By Richard Caifal, lawyer and executive director of the RAKIZUAM foundationWithin the purpose of the Commission for Peace and Understanding, it was considered to advise the President of the Republic …

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Environmental Backsliding, by Julio Torres

Environmental Backsliding, by Julio Torres

By Julio Torres, academic at the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Nature Conservation of the University of ChileIt is not unusual for environmental activism to use alarmist rhetoric to argue …

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Wood for a City with Identity and a Sustainable Future

Wood for a City with Identity and a Sustainable Future

By Frane Zilic, Manager of the Biobío Wood Regional Strategic ProgramLos Ángeles is a city that coexists with forests and plantations. It lies at the geographic heart of the forestry …

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