On this February 2, World Wetlands Day, it becomes clear once again that these ecosystems are not just "grass": they help regulate water, support biodiversity, and cushion the impacts of climate change. Here’s a brief (and jargon-free) guide to identifying them and getting active if they're at risk.

This morning at the Palacio de La Moneda, President Gabriel Boric officially registered the candidacy of former president Michelle Bachelet Jeria for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations, emphasizing a collective effort alongside Brazil and Mexico.

Slashed from US$62 million to nearly US$3 million, the reduction of the fine on Julio Ponce Lerou has come back into focus following a tweet from the former prosecutor. The 2020 ruling in the Third Chamber of the Supreme Court resulted in a 3–2 decision while examining the reduction of the penalty imposed by the former SVS.

The discovery of child skeletal remains in the flooding area of the Los Lagos project confirms the presence of an ancestral cemetery and discredits the narrative of "sporadic occupations."

Days before the commemoration of the Brumadinho disaster, Pope Leo XIV met with transnational mining leaders at the Vatican. The meeting drew criticism from pastoral networks in Latin America, who highlight contradictions between institutional dialogue and the suffering endured by affected communities.

The Group of Families of Executed Political Prisoners (AFEP) and human rights organizations have urged authorities to take "concrete and urgent actions" to facilitate the deportation from the United States, given that extradition efforts— which they claim have lingered for years—have yielded no results.

Los "Archivos Epstein", 3 millones de páginas difundidas en EE.UU., desmienten a figuras que negaron proximidad con el pedófilo. The New York Times revela emails afectuosos, visitas a su isla y transferencias. Entre los mencionados con cercanía: Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick, Richard Branson, Andrew Farkas, Steve Tisch, Leon Black y el Príncipe Andrés, mostrando vínculos profundos y continuos. Por su parte, se encontró más de 5.300 archivos con referencias al presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump y términos relacionados

Recently, the passing of Francisco Arroyo Edén, a Living Human Treasure of the Kawésqar, was announced. As the last great bearer of the language, stories, and ancestral knowledge of the Magallanic channels, his death is recognized as a tremendous cultural loss. His legacy lives on through teachings and a documentary that immortalizes him.

Adolfo Bañados, former Supreme Court minister, has passed away at 103. As a magistrate, he made history by investigating emblematic human rights cases such as Lonquén and condemning the DINA leadership for the assassination of Orlando Letelier in 1993.

The Chilean palm is now classified under Appendix I of the CITES Convention, granting it maximum international protection due to its status as an endemic species at risk, threatened by wildfires, drought, habitat loss, and international seed trade. With remarks from certain members of the future Kast government, the question arises: What will be their official position regarding the conservation of endangered native species?