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2019-03-28
Red PrecordilleraThe "revolution" that keeps Bosque Panul at risk
Bosque Panul has faced various private projects and the stubborn political will of the State, which incentivizes urban growth by supporting the real estate business at the expense of the forests that sustain life. The current government, under the slogan of "accelerating investment," has launched a "microeconomic revolution" whose cornerstone would be the GPS or "Office for the Management of Sustainable Projects" — the successor of the Longueira Committee, which in Piñera's first government sought to lobby for the approval of 80 "emblematic" projects nationwide, including the real estate project planned for Fundo El Panul in La Florida.
2019-01-02
Red PrecordilleraThe first forest fire detection tower in the Metropolitan Precordillera, organized and funded by residents, is inaugurated
Given the current condition of neglect and misuse of our forests, the high temperatures and drought, the Brigada de Emergencia Alto La Florida (BEAF, the country's first Volunteer Forest Brigade), together with the organized community, inaugurated last December the first fire watch tower for detecting forest fires in the Metropolitan Region and in Bosque Panul. This structure has been built and entirely financed through contributions from residents, without support from the authorities — except for CONAF, which will contribute two volunteers during the highest-risk months.
2018-09-29
Red PrecordilleraCarter's public consultation and the protection that never came
More than six years after that vote (the most massive public consultation in the history of the municipality), Panul remains completely unprotected, and it has been the community that, in recent times, has created a de facto community park to protect the place — both from the real estate threat and from the damage caused by the large number of visitors and the carelessness of some people.
2018-09-01
Red PrecordilleraSerious conflict of interest between the Piñera government and real estate project planned for the Hualpén Peninsula Nature Sanctuary.
The Navarrete Rolando family, owner of the OXIQUIM holding company, is seeking to build a massive real estate development at the Hualpén Peninsula Nature Sanctuary in the eighth region — a project opposed by communities in the area. OXIQUIM has Fernando Barros as president of its board, a lawyer for President Piñera and partner of the husband of Environment Minister Carolina Schmidt, creating an obvious conflict of interest at a time when the real estate project is being reviewed by government authorities in the SEIA. This is the same family that attempted to build in Bosque Panul in 2012, a project that was rejected following a massive mobilization.
2018-06-08
Red PrecordilleraSerious contamination by Sinergia and Enaco in the precordillera of La Florida
The companies dumped tonnes of earth, rocks, and rubble in the upper part of the "Alto Macul" project, at the foot of the native precordilleran forest. The rubble created a dump 200 meters long, 8 meters wide, and more than two meters high — placed directly below high-voltage transmission towers, reducing the clearance between the power lines and the ground, which is extremely dangerous and prohibited by law. These events demonstrate the vulnerability of the Andean ecosystem that survives in the municipality. The community announces legal action against those responsible.
2018-05-03
Red PrecordilleraGetting to know our territory: What is a landslide?
Today, May 3, we commemorate a new anniversary of the landslide in the Quebrada de Macul.
2018-04-09
elciudadanoCiudadanía y Universidad Diego Portales llegan al Tribunal Ambiental para proteger el bosque El Panul
El Panul, el último bosque nativo de la precordillera que sobrevive a los embates del capital santiaguino, sigue siendo propiedad privada y ambientalmente
2018-04-02
Red PrecordilleraEnvironmental Court accepts lawsuit over contamination in Bosque Panul
A year and a half ago, the community raised the alarm about the dumping of tonnes of sea sand at more than 80 points within Bosque Panul, which was drying out and damaging its fragile ecosystem, including in ravines that drain directly into the city. The Ministry of the Environment resolved to close the investigation, since Panul is not "under official protection," meaning the owners could continue polluting the forest despite having no environmental permits. The community, together with the Environmental Law Clinic of Universidad Diego Portales, filed a lawsuit against the Ministry, which was admitted for processing by the Second Environmental Court of Santiago.
2018-03-24
Red PrecordilleraPress release on the installation of the gate at the entrance to Panul
Given the significant deterioration that Bosque Panul has suffered in recent years, due mainly to the unregulated use of this fragile ecosystem, organizations responsible for its care and protection — including the Brigada de Emergencias Alto Florida, the Red por la Defensa de la Precordillera, Conciencia Panul, and the Neighborhood Councils of the Precordillera of La Florida — decided to build a gate that is being installed this weekend.
2018-03-09
eldesconciertoEl Panul under threat: how real estate firms are closing in on Santiago's only native forest
With the arrival of Sebastián Piñera's government, it becomes urgent to review the protection measures for one of the last remnants of native vegetation within the urban limits of Santiago — Bosque Panul — which due to its easy access has been constantly threatened by real estate firms belonging to the country's major business conglomerates, who see a great investment opportunity, all without taking into account the irreparable environmental damage this entails.
2018-02-09
elmostradorOrganizaciones sociales, vecinos y académicos piden a Bachelet que el Bosque Panul sea un parque público
Este lugar, último bosque esclerófilo de Santiago, se deteriora rápidamente debido a su uso desregulado. De concretarse un Parque Público en el Panul, se aumentaría de 2 a 9 mt2 de áreas verdes por habitante en La Florida, el mínimo recomendado por la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Desde Presidencia aseguran que la respuesta está en manos del intendente metropolitano Claudio Orrego.
2018-02-05
elciudadanoOrganizaciones locales, académicos y científicos presionan a Bachelet para que declare parque público El Panul, el último bosque nativo de Santiago
La Red por la Defensa de la Precordillera envió una carta a la Presidenta de la República, Michelle Bachelet, donde solicitan formalmente “la protección