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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

En el actual contexto de altas temperaturas, cambio climático y alteraciones producidas por el ser humano, entre otros, los incendios forestales se alzan como el riesgo más latente que afecta a personas, ecosistemas nativos y zonas productivas. Las…

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…

UdeC Forest Firefighters Trained in Native Ecosystem Protection

Relevant knowledge about the identification and protection of endangered species of flora and fauna, among others, were the main topics of the training for the UdeC Forestry Brigade given by professionals from the Campus project…

Release of Monitos del Monte on the UdeC Campus Naturaleza Project Land

Two specimens of the monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides), from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of the University of Concepción, in Chillán, were released in the remnants of native forest, which are part of the…

European Researchers Visit Campus Naturaleza UdeC

The stay of researchers Sylwia Kulczyk and Marta Derek ended with a visit to the native forest. The academics from the University of Warsaw, in Poland, discussed their impressions and the relationship between Campus Naturaleza and themes…

Teachers Visit Campus Naturaleza Project Grounds

A vision from direct experience in the native forest was what academics from the University of Concepción took away. Professionals from different areas of university knowledge were invited as part of the…

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