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2018-02-04
Red PrecordilleraLetter from organizations calling for the definitive protection of Bosque Panul
Dozens of territorial organizations, academics, and other institutions demand that the relevant authorities (the president and the mayor) provide definitive protection for Bosque Panul, the last remaining pocket of native vegetation within Santiago's urban boundary, which is today threatened by real estate developers and by the lack of protection and regulation.
2017-12-28
Red PrecordilleraReal estate developers on the prowl: the uncertain future of Bosque Panul
The current Michelle Bachelet administration has three months left to fulfill its promise of creating official protection for Bosque Panul, Santiago's last native forest, which today is in the hands of real estate developers. These developers recorded historic gains on the stock exchange following the election of Sebastián Piñera. Given this scenario, the future of Bosque Panul and the Santiago precordillera becomes even more uncertain.
2017-11-17
Red PrecordilleraPublic press release on harmful events in Bosque Panul
In response to the various events affecting Bosque Panul, we communicate the following:
2017-10-29
Red PrecordilleraMinistry of Public Works (MOP) has still not repaired the environmental damage caused in Bosque Panul
On June 21 of this year, several machines entered Bosque Panul, devastating 250 meters of a fully healthy ravine. The community that protects the forest managed to immediately halt the works. The following day, the MOP authorities acknowledged the serious environmental damage their actions had caused, and committed to repairing it — but this commitment has still not been fulfilled, even after the community officially handed them a complete technical report on how to do so.
2017-10-16
Red PrecordilleraMayor Carter denies support to the Forest Brigade of La Florida
The Brigada de Emergencias Alto Florida, the first forest brigade in the country made up exclusively of volunteers, applied for a municipal subsidy of 16 million pesos. The money was to be used for the purchase of a vehicle and basic equipment to carry out emergency prevention and response activities in the precordillera and Bosque Panul. The municipality allocated only 2 million — yet shortly afterward granted 80 million to the Ñuñoa Fire Service for the same purposes: vehicles to operate in the upper precordillera.
2017-07-13
Red PrecordilleraCommunity celebrates the recovery of the entrance to Bosque Panul
On Sunday July 9, the second reforestation of 2017 took place, bringing together hundreds of defenders of Bosque Panul. Neighbors have planted nearly a thousand native trees and shrubs at the entrance to the Park — an area that had been heavily eroded due to severe intervention over recent decades. The extensive reforestation carried out to date has managed to reverse this process. Work also began on the recovery of the ravine that was partially destroyed just days earlier by order of the Municipality of La Florida and executed by the Ministry of Public Works.
2017-06-23
Red PrecordilleraCommunity halts destruction of ravine in Bosque Panul
Following the complaint filed by various organizations yesterday — due to the destruction of a ravine in Bosque Panul — an on-site meeting was held today with those responsible for the work, where community participation was crucial in stopping the advance of the machines.
2017-06-23
elmostradorVecinos de La Florida denuncian invasión de retroexcavadoras en quebrada del bosque Panul
Desde la Red de Defensa por la precordillera, aseguraron que la razón fue una solicitud del alcalde Rodolfo Carter para “limpiar” dicha quebrada, «que fue aceptada, incorporada y licitada por el Ministerio de Obras Públicas», señalaron.
2017-06-22
Red PrecordilleraMinistry of Public Works and Municipality of La Florida destroy an important ravine in Bosque Panul
Two excavators entered to "clean" the ravine located at the park entrance, through a contract awarded by the Ministry of Public Works at the request of the Municipality of La Florida. This ravine has abundant vegetation and is "stabilized," making the measure completely absurd — it is only destroying an ecosystem that has survived real estate pressure for decades, while also increasing the risk of landslides and flooding.
2017-06-20
Red PrecordilleraLandslide: the next step?
Last weekend, heavy rain hit the central zone of our country and we ask ourselves: Could a landslide be the next step?
2017-05-14
Red PrecordilleraThe dark connections between politicians and businesspeople that keep Bosque Panul at risk
The following citizen investigation reveals the connections between the government, the opposition, and powerful businesspeople that keep Santiago's last native urban forest in mortal danger.
2017-05-09
Red PrecordilleraCentro Educacional La Florida receives a guided tour of Bosque Panul
On Friday April 28, Bosque Panul was visited by children from Centro Educacional La Florida, located in the municipality of La Florida, who along with guides from Red por la Defensa de la Precordillera had the opportunity to get to know this last native lung in Santiago's urban area.