campusnaturaleza@udec.cl
Communications Team
Campus Naturaleza UdeC
The Biocultural Legacy of the Campus Naturaleza UdeC Project: A Year of Achievements and Challenges
In May 2023, the University of Concepción launched the ambitious Campus Naturaleza UdeC project, a pioneering initiative that seeks to apply nature-based solutions in collaboration with the local community and scientific knowledge.…
Progress in Site Preparation for the Future Botanical Garden at UdeC
The harvesting of exotic tree species continues these days in the hills adjacent to the University of Concepción. This is a transcendental step, which will make available surfaces for the first botanical garden of the UdeC,…
University of Concepción and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Launch Climate Action Guide
The climate crisis and environmental challenges make it increasingly urgent to take concrete measures to address them. In this context, the University of Concepción and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) present “Guide for Action…
Campus Naturaleza Mixed Advisory Council Visits Ecological Restoration Experience in Nonguén National Park
Thirteen years ago, this area located in the south of what is now Nonguén National Park, looked different. A forest fire in 1999 split an important fragment of native forest in two, with the consequent damage to the…
Nature conservation cannot be achieved without involving communities.
Camila Iturra, Senior Donor Programme Manager at Fauna & Flora, The history of Fauna and Flora International, an English NGO linked to nature conservation, is very old, but it began with diametrically opposed purposes…
Opinion Column: Latent Risk of Forest Fires and the Need for Territorial Planning
Initiation of Ex Situ Conservation at Campus Naturaleza
The University of Concepción will have 6 hectares to implement the first collection for the ex situ conservation of endangered Chilean species, in the Campus Naturaleza project. Nobody knows if an ark will be needed…
Universities reflect on global environmental challenges and commitments.
The event, organized by the University of Concepción and held in Santiago, was attended by various actors from the public, academic, private and social organizations worlds. The event also featured the presentation of…