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Texas Delegation Visits Chile for Wildfire Experience Exchange

Texas Delegation Visits Chile for Wildfire Experience Exchange

As part of a cooperation agreement between the State of Texas (U.S.) and Chile’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, a delegation from the U.S. Army (Texas National Guard) and the Texas …

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Wooden Buildings: Why Chile and Uruguay Outperform Argentina, When Mass Timber Can Be Used, and What It Is

Wooden Buildings: Why Chile and Uruguay Outperform Argentina, When Mass Timber Can Be Used, and What It Is

The Mass Timber system, also known as solid or cross-laminated timber, is gaining traction in Latin America as a sustainable, industrialized, and highly efficient construction alternative. This model allows for …

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Beekeeping with Deep Roots: A Family Cultivating Life in the Heart of the Forest

Beekeeping with Deep Roots: A Family Cultivating Life in the Heart of the Forest

In the greenest corners of southern Chile, where the native forest still preserves its wild soul, a story of quiet labor, respect for the land, and love for natural life …

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UACh Researchers Presented Tactical Forest Planning Model to the Los Ríos Forestry Industry Promotion Board

UACh Researchers Presented Tactical Forest Planning Model to the Los Ríos Forestry Industry Promotion Board

As part of the initiatives of the Los Ríos Forestry Industry Promotion Board, UACh academic Mauricio Ruíz-Tagle was invited to present the progress of the new software, the Tactical Forest …

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Frane Zilic: "The State Must Push for Timber Construction Because No Private Entity Can Do It Alone"

Frane Zilic: "The State Must Push for Timber Construction Because No Private Entity Can Do It Alone"

The construction sector—in its most traditional form—is responsible for 11% to 12% of global carbon emissions, a figure that even surpasses land-based passenger transport, warned Frane Zilic, manager of Biobío …

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Manager of Acoforag and the Harsh Forest Reality: "Violence Has Become Normalized in the Southern Macrozone"

Manager of Acoforag and the Harsh Forest Reality: "Violence Has Become Normalized in the Southern Macrozone"

The manager of the Association of Forestry Contractors Acoforag, René Muñoz, warned about the normalization of rural violence in the Southern Macrozone, particularly in La Araucanía, and criticized the lack …

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