Santiago de Chile, Sep 13 (EFE).- The Council of Ministers for Sustainability and Climate Change (CMS), chaired by the Chilean Environment Ministry, approved Wednesday a special plan to prevent the extinction of the Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti), one of the most emblematic species of the southern coasts of South America. In an extraordinary session, the …
Buenos Aires Ambassador to Chile Rafael Bielsa said nothing relevant happened after his appearance before the Chilean Senate s Foreign Affairs Committee. The former Foreign Minister also stressed the expression Falklands/Malvinas was a wound for all of Argentina.
Santiago, Jan 18 (EFE).- Chile’s government gave a thumbs down Wednesday to a proposed $2.5 billion iron ore and copper mine near the habitat of 80 percent of the world’s population of Humboldt penguins. The panel of five Cabinet ministers charged with reviewing the project “unanimously decided to accept the 12 objections and therefore, remain …
Santiago de Chile, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) A committee of Chilean ministers, headed by the Environment Ministry, today rejected the Dominga mining project due to the negative impact it would have on protected coastal areas in the Coquimbo Region.