Posts tagged private conservation
ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEMS: The Inspiring Story of the Ahuenco Park
ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEMS: The Inspiring Story of the Ahuenco Park

On the western coast of the Island of Chiloé lies a privately protected area of 1,120 ha (2,768 acres), which is a lesson on the power that a handful of determined individuals have to produce change. An interview with Gonzalo Pineda, Director of the Ahuenco Park. 

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“THE WILD SIDE OF CHILOÉ”: Conservation in Tantauco Park
“THE WILD SIDE OF CHILOÉ”: Conservation in Tantauco Park

Tantauco Park is a large-scale private conservation initiative, protecting 118,000 ha of wilderness at the southern tip of the Island of Chiloé. Hiking here was one of the biggest adventures we've had in Chilean Patagonia, as we went accompanied by a massive storm rushing through the island. An interview with Alan Bannister, General Manager of Tantauco. 

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Interviews, Chile, Private ConservationAndreea Lotaktantauco, private conservation, chiloe, chile, patagonia, park, hiking, backpacking, adventure, wild, biodiversity, recent, nature photographyComment