Protecting the Cuervo River basin
Wednesday, 26 August 2020 00:00
Conservation
Photo: Fundación Kreen
By Patricio Segura
Translation by George Chambers
During these tumultuous times, as the urge to step up the extraction of the Earth’s natural resources underpins government plans to revive the economy, it is refreshing to hear some positive news. A new protected area will be created, an important move given that the global climate crisis and the deterioration of local ecosystems is the result of mankind’s unbridled interference in nature. Such is the extent of our impact on nature, we ourselves seem to have become subordinates to an artificial way of life. When faced with the choice of whether or not to intervene in nature, we should always think first of not making an impact. Minimizing our impact on nature is precisely what nature-based solutions seek to avoid.
Read more...
|
Islote Lobos: Argentina’s 40th national park
Friday, 21 August 2020 00:00
Conservation
Photo: Islote Lobos
By Tomás Moggia
Translation by Brent Harlow
With the recent announcement of the establishment of Islote Lobos National Park, Argentina will arrive to the extraordinary number of 40 national parks. A provincial natural protected area since 1977, the Islote Lobos complex is comprised of five small islands with a great diversity of marine fauna and birds, many of which have transformed this coastal nook into a true wildlife refuge.
Read more...
Fourteen ways to keep our lakes clean
Monday, 17 August 2020 19:56
Environment
By Tomás Moggia
Translation by Patrick Nixon
Last week we published an article on our blog titled " Galvanizing community action to protect the lakes of southern Chile." In that article we included a poster prepared by the environmental group Vigilantes del Lago to empower citizens so that they become agents of change and take charge of the protection of their local lakes, rivers, ponds and streams. And in order for everyone to fully take part in this initiative, we're reprinting here the 14 tips that appear on the poster with an explanation of how and why they are important.
Read more...
Galvanizing community action to protect the lakes of southern Chile
Wednesday, 12 August 2020 19:52
Environment
Photo: Travel Hound
By Tomás Moggia
Translation by Aislinn Mackey and Brent Harlow
In keeping with its objective of empowering the community, the organization Vigilantes del Lago (Watchmen/Watchwomen of the Lake) has helped develop a poster that seeks to encourage good citizen practices to protect bodies of water. The initiative is part of the organization’s participation in the Lagos Vivos network, where it has come to play a leading role in Latin America.
Read more...
New sightings of huemul in the Puelo River basin
Thursday, 06 August 2020 21:48
Conservation
Photo: Puelo Patagonia
By Tomás Moggia
Armed only with bits and pieces of information that was almost exclusively tied to accounts passed down from locals who had turned the subject into one bordering on myth, a group of scientific researchers in 2019 for the first time documented the presence of the huemul in the upper part of the Puelo River basin.
Read more...
Issue 22 - Redefining Kayaking
Friday, 24 July 2020 22:05
Patagon Unbound
Redefining Kayaking and Covid-19
This edition of Patagon Journal arrives during the worst public health crisis the world has witnessed in over a century. And Chile has been affected more than most, currently sitting in the global top 10 of countries for overall number of Covid-19 cases. At Patagon Journal, we’re determined to push forward and be a part of building a new future that ensures health and human dignity while respecting and conserving wild places in Patagonia and around the planet. Consider subscribing to the magazine to receive both the print and digital versions of every edition direct to your home and email inbox. At the same time, you will be providing much needed support for independent journalism during the challenging times ahead.
Read more...
Historic: Macaws reintroduced to Ibera Park
Sunday, 19 July 2020 12:25
Environment
Photo: Rewilding Argentina
By Nancy Moore
After a century-long absence from Corrientes Province in Northeast Argentina, five juvenile red-and-green macaws were released this past June 28th into the protected wetlands of Iberá.
It's the second population reintroduced by Rewilding Argentina, a strategic partner of Tompkins Conservation. This group of five was raised in captivity by Ecoparque Buenos Aires and Fundación Temaikén and underwent arduous training with Rewilding Argentina in order to survive in the wild. The training is no small matter: captive-born macaws must acquire flying skills, learn how to evade predators and adapt to the new diet they will find in the wild. The macaws wear a small radio transmitter that monitors their movements to ensure their adaptation.
Though Iberá Park is teeming with wildlife, the macaws are seen as crucial to saving the dwindling Paraná forest, since as seed dispersers, the species helps to regenerate native forest. The macaws, known for their charisma and vibrant colors, are a key attraction for nature-based tourism, which is part of a new sustainable economic model for the development of local communities.
“In the context of the climate crisis and the ecological crisis, tourism based on the conservation of ecosystems is being positioned as a new production model capable of sustaining itself over time,” says Marisi López, coordinator of the Iberá Project. The macaws are just one of ten native species that Rewilding Argentina is in the process of bringing back to the Iberá wetlands; others species include top predators like the jaguar and giant river otter.
My fishing plans in quarantine
Friday, 17 July 2020 10:07
Fly Fishing
Photo: Mike Muñoz
By Tamara Toro Teutsch
If this year had gone as planned, I would be ending this summer returning home from vacation in southern Chile with my parents. Our journey would have started in Cerro Castillo for fishing in the Ibáñez River, Lake General Carrera and probably other stunning parts of the Aysén region. The second stop would have been the beautiful Lake Todos los Santos further north, and we would have finished the trip in Valdivia and its surrounding rivers. All throughout the journey we would have seen frenzied rainbow trout and large brown trout drawn to our bait or caught by our jerky movements.
Read more...
Community of Guadal demands environmental evaluation of Los Maquis hydroelectric project
Tuesday, 14 July 2020 10:37
Environment
By Patricio Segura
Translated by Nancy Moore
More than 50 community members submitted a formal complaint against Edelaysén for building a hydroelectric plant at the former tourist attraction, Cascada Los Maquis, without subjecting the project to the Chilean Environmental Impact Evaluation System (SEIA). The project is located near the shores of Lake General Carrera just 5 kilometers from the village of Puerto Guadal and within the precinct of Chile Chico.
Read more...
|
|
|
|
Page 10 of 39 |