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Governors Call Fragmented Marine Protection Zone "inappropriate."
This article is an unabridged translation of “Gobernadores de Atacama y Coquimbo califican de "improcedente” que Área Marina Protegida haya dividido Archipiélago de Humboldt“, from the online newspaper, El Observatodo.
Santiago December 23, 2021.
The surprising announcement by the Council of Ministers for Sustainability ignores the plan that the regional governments of Coquimbo and Atacama have developed together with the affected communities. The aim of the plan is, among other things, to prevent the settlement of industries that would cause a strong impact on the environment in the Humboldt Archipelago Reserve.
Suddenly, the Council of Ministers approved a coastal area from the northern border of La Serena to the northern border of the Coquimbo region as a multi-use protection zone. This did not take into account the part of the ecosystem that lies in the Atacama region. The governors of both regions question the actions of the executive authority, the Council of Ministers.
Read more: Governors Call Fragmented Marine Protection Zone "inappropriate."
Can it be 10 percent more destruction? - Corte Suprema sets date for comparison -
Landau, Santiago 5 December 2021.
On 29 and 30 November, hearings on the Dominga mining and port project took place before the 3rd Chamber of the Chilean Supreme Court (Corte Suprema). The hearing was broadcast live.
Chronology
It is difficult in the infinitely long Dominga cycle to keep an eye on what it is all about:
- In 2017, both the Coquimbo Environmental Impact Assessment Commission and the Committee of Ministers rejected the Dominga mining and port project on the grounds that the project did not take sufficient account of the conditions of the marine ecosystem and therefore underestimated the impact on one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the entire Humboldt Current.
Petition "Humboldt penguins finally need protection!"
Landau 13 October 2021.
The proponents of the mining and port projects "Cruz grande" and "Dominga" are strongly on the defensive due to the revelations of the last weeks (see reports on www.sphenisco.org). The chances are good to finally push through the long overdue marine protected area for the valuable ecosystem "Archipel Humboldt". The association "Save the Rainforest" has put the petition " Humboldt penguins finally need protection!" online.
Read more: Petition "Humboldt penguins finally need protection!"
There is no translation available for this article. Article in German.
No hay traducción disponible para este artículo. Artículo en alemán.Erste Bilder vom Projekt „Forschung fürs Überleben“
Landau 28. November 2021.
Die Forschungsarbeiten in Chile haben begonnen (1). Die Gruppe um Dr. Guillermo Luna (Universität Coquimbo), die das Monitoring durchführt, hat auf den Inseln Choros 80 Nester und auf Chañaral 40 Nester markiert und dokumentiert das Brutgeschehen in den Nestern.
Read more: Erste Bilder vom Projekt „Forschung fürs Überleben“
Information about the Humboldt Penguin
written by Gabriele and Werner Knauf.
here in pdf-format (in German)