SANTIAGO — Once again, Chilean students have taken to the streets to protest the…
U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change, Todd D. Stern, to Visit Chile
U.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd D. Stern will visit Chile July 11- 13 on a tour that includes Peru and Ecuador, and which recently featured a brief trip to Brazil. His tour is to discuss opportunities to deepen bilateral and multilateral cooperation on initiatives that strengthen economic growth while cutting [...]
International Whaling Commission Fails to Reach Agreement on Whaling Ban
International Whaling Commission Fails to Reach Agreement on Whaling Ban
Chile opens its first tyre recycling plant
Each year on average 21 tons of tires are generated in the Vaplaraiso, Bernardo O’Higgins, and Metropolitan regions of Chile. With the opening of Polambiente, the first Chilean tire recycling and re-utilization plant, three million tires will avoid ending up in dumpsters and waterways of Chile, where they would take about 500 years to degrade. The [...]
First carbon neutral winery in South America is Chilean
First carbon neutral winery in South America is Chilean
International Whaling Commission annual meeting opens.
The Chilean government is participating in the 62nd annual International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Morocco this week. In its most important meeting in decades, the IWC is deciding if it will suspend the 25 year ban on commercial hunting of whales and allow for limited whaling. A proposal before the 88-member commission which includes [...]
Mercosur will not comply with EU’s mining initiative
Mercosur will not comply with EU’s mining initiative
Ecologists renew push for the recognition of Patagonia as a World Heritage Site
Chilean Patagonia in debate to become World Heritage site
Football fever disturbs the peace
After breaking the spell of forty-eight years without a World Cup win, yesterday football fans in the capital were out in force to celebrate. The Ministry of Transport reported increased activity on the roads between 6am and 7am as workers rushed to the office to watch the game and for an hour and a half [...]
Santiago Zoo makes new space for white tigers
This past December, five white tiger cubs where born at the Metropolitan National Zoo making them the first to be born in captivity in Chile. Recognizing their attractiveness, the zoo plans to build a special habitat for this growing family. The new space will have no bars and will allow visitors to see the animals [...]