Search news
Filters
CR2 researchers call for reversal of 59% cut to the Subsecretaría del Medio Ambiente
Three CR2 academics warn that the cut undermines climate change mitigation and adaptation goals, and call for science to be funded.
Column warns over 59% cut to Undersecretariat for the Environment
A column calls on the government to reverse the environmental budget cut and fund climate science following the mudslide in San Carlos de Apoquindo.
2027 budget cuts Environment Ministry's climate change funding by 57%
The bill halves support for renewable energy while the Magallanes gas subsidy remains the Energy Ministry's largest budget item.
Environment Ministry has not resubmitted 34 of the 43 decrees it withdrew from the Comptroller General’s Office
Pending decrees include protection for the Humboldt penguin, marine parks and salt flats, and the ministry has no dates for resubmitting them.
Environment Ministry to ask regional governments and municipalities for progress on their climate plans
Following the mudslide in Las Condes, the ministry will review measures such as ravine management and soil stabilization and compile a national inventory.
Government to allocate US$10.3 million to a first endowment fund for protected areas
El dinero proviene del noveno ciclo del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial y su diseño se trabajará con el BID, informó la ministra Toledo.In Spanish
2027 budget cuts funding for Chile’s climate commitments by 60%
The Ministry of the Environment defends the adjustments on grounds of underspending and says Escazú will continue to be implemented despite losing its budget line.
Senado approves five judges, filling all permanent seats on the Environmental Courts
With 34 votes in favor and one abstention, the full chamber confirmed the President's nominees. Two competitions for alternate judges are still pending.
Poduje criticizes radar purchase and calls for debris-flow retention basins
The Housing Minister said radars are a short-term solution and that the Ministry of Finance must fund mitigation works, which are more expensive but effective.
PDG deputies accuse government of late response to debris flow in Las Condes
The lawmakers question why the SAE was not activated and compare the speed of the disaster declaration with the debris flows in Antofagasta in August.
Seremi de Tarapacá niega que sigan existiendo "montañas" de ropa en el desiertoIn Spanish
Miguel Aguirre afirmó que las imágenes son antiguas y anunció una mesa público-privada para limpiar basurales de Iquique y Alto Hospicio.In Spanish
Kaiser presses Kast to have his ministers unblock the Dominga project
The PNL demands that the government review the environmental rejection of Dominga, a US$3,000 million investment in La Higuera, amid rising regional unemployment.
Director of the National Human Rights Institute says Kast's reform threatens the body's autonomy
Yerko Ljubetic warned that a transitional council trusted by the president could prevent the National Human Rights Institute from carrying out its legally mandated functions.
Rising Mapocho River triggers Yellow Alert in Maipú and five other municipalities
Maipú, Padre Hurtado, Talagante, Peñaflor, El Monte and Melipilla were placed on alert after the General Directorate of Water measured an increase in the Mapocho River's flow.
Lafkenche communities defend Law 20,249 at University of Chile seminar
Lafkenche leaders say they have been excluded from the debate on reforms to the law that created Indigenous coastal areas in 2008.
More than half of Chileans feel very stressed about climate change
Experts explain what eco-anxiety is, which signs indicate a need to seek help and how to support children and adolescents.
Former Boric adviser backs his rejection of the Shield of the Americas
Carlos Figueroa argues that excluding China damages Chile's image and attributes the region's shift to the right to public discontent.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon falls to its lowest level since 1988
Forest clearing in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell nearly 42% in a year, with the result coming days before the runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro.
Codelco opens Senior Public Management selection process to replace two of its nine directors
Eduardo Bitrán and Ricardo Álvarez will leave the state-owned copper company's board in May 2027, and applications close on October 26.
Talca court dismisses wetland challenge against Dreams casino and orders payment of costs
Bioecoterra sought to revoke the building permit for the US$ 21 million project until it underwent environmental assessment.