Tompkins Foundation donates a million acres for two new national parks in Chile
SANTIAGO – The foundation created by the late creator of U.S. clothing brands Esprit and The North Face turned over 407,000 hectares (1 million acres)…
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Canadian mining giant insists with controversial gold project in Chilean Andes
SANTIAGO – Canadian mining company Barrick Gold said Monday it remains focused on resolving legal and environmental issues of its controversial Pascua-Lama gold project in…
COP25: Chile announces dates of world’s most important climate change summit
UNITED NATIONS/SANTIAGO – The United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCCC) has confirmed the dates on which the next Conference of the Parties (COP) will be held…
Chile, Tompkins Conservation celebrate implementation of Patagonian Parks Network
SANTIAGO – Chile’s National Assets Minister Felipe Ward today traveled to the Los Lagos region to celebrate the creation of the Patagonian Parks Network in…
Catastrophic rainfall kills 6 in northern Chile
SANTIAGO – President Sebastián Piñera has declared a part of northern Chile as “catastrophe zone” following heavy rains, which have caused six deaths, serious damage…
Brazil dam collapse death toll climbs to 157
RIO DE JANEIRO – The toll from a dam collapse at a mine in southeast Brazil’s Minas Gerais state has risen to 157 deaths after…
La Araucanía: Piñera visits areas affected by forest fires in southern Chile
SANTIAGO – President Sebastián Piñera on Monday flew over the towns of Carahue, Chol Chol and Nueva Imperial, in Chile’s La Araucanía region, affected by…
Chile creates new 150,000 sq km marine protected area
SANTIAGO –Chile has announced the creation of its newest marine protected area, the Diego Ramírez-Drake Passage Marine Park. Located in the Magallanes region, it is…
Brazil dam disaster death toll rises to 84; 276 still missing
BRASILIA – The death toll after the rupture of a mining dam in Brazil rose to 84, according to Civil Defense of Minas Gerais, as mining…
At least 3 dead, 172 injured as tornado hits Cuba
HAVANA – A tornado struck in Cuba’s capital late Sunday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 170 people, the country’s president said….