The offenses occurred in the Yeco area of San José de la Mariquina between October 2023 and February 2024. The sentencing communication hearing has been scheduled for Monday, October 19.

Escazú Ahora staged an intervention in front of Parliament to highlight that the initiative aimed at protecting defenders of nature and environmental human rights marks one year since its dispatch from the Chamber to the Senate. The organization emphasized that 72 aggressions against 67 environmental defenders were recorded in Chile during 2025.

For the first time, Chile hosts the largest UN climate diplomacy forum in the region, YOUNGO, gathering over 200 delegates from 18 countries to demand real action ahead of COP31.

The approval of a project to build 500 apartments at the Paicaví Wetland in Concepción has intensified real estate pressure on the area, leading to legal challenges from environmental activists.

"It is illogical that it is legal for the plastic products we use daily to contain toxic substances detrimental to our health. Once this law is passed, it will ensure that the use of plastic products, and even their recycling, is safe for our health, especially for children, who are the most sensitive to these contaminants," emphasized Alejandra Parra, coordinator of the Zero Waste Alliance Chile, who supported the technical drafting of the legislative proposal.

Following a complaint by Greenpeace Chile, the Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating potential "aggravated bribery and disclosure of secrets" related to the over $255 million that Andes Iron paid to the law firm Lagos, Vargas & Silber, two partners of which are implicated in the case known as the "Belarusian Scheme."

The environmental organization warned that one of the articles incorporated into the project "undermines the spirit of Law 21,600 by allowing aquaculture activities in National Reserves and Multiple-Use Conservation Areas, categories that, by definition, only permit sustainable use activities within them, as stipulated in Articles 60 and 61 of the SBAP Law."

The environmental organization warned that one of the provisions added to the bill "undermines the spirit of Law 21.600 by allowing aquaculture activities in National Reserves and Multiple Use Conservation Areas, categories that, by definition, only permit sustainable use activities within them, as established by Articles 60 and 61 of the SBAP Law."

Machi Millaray Huichalaf has called on Norway to investigate Statkraft, stating, "The dignity of our defense of the river cannot be bought," as she opposes the impacts of the company's hydroelectric projects on sacred indigenous territory.

Satellite tracking of Tuta, a humpback whale, reveals her significant journey connecting Peru, Chile, and Antarctica, reinforcing the importance of international collaboration in marine conservation.