Sawmill Closures Hit the Region: Forestry SMEs Call for Modernizing Sector Policy
There is concern both in the Biobío region and nationally about the sustained closure of sawmills in recent years, particularly...
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Biobío: Five New Priority Sites Proposed for Ecosystem Conservation
The Ministry of the Environment (MMA) has initiated the national Citizen Participation (PAC) process for the recognition of Priority Sites...
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Chillán Municipality Prepares Series of Measures to Prevent Fires in Urban Area
In order to anticipate prevention, mitigation, response, and rehabilitation actions, the Municipal Emergency Unit, under the Municipal Administration, coordinated its...
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Forest Fires in Chile: Biobío Shows Progress, but Rise in Intentional Fires Causes Concern
The past wildfire season left a complex situation in Chile: nationwide, fires increased by 4%. However, the Biobío Region became...
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Simón Berti: "Timber SMEs need support to face the crisis, not stigmas"
In a letter to the newspaper El Mercurio, Simón Berti, National President of the Association of Forest Engineers, stated that...
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Seremi of Labor offers apologies after linking sawmill closures to decrease in wood theft
The Seremi of Labor of Bío Bío, Sandra Quintana, offered apologies to the forestry guild for statements linking sawmill closures...
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