The Valdivia Environmental Court has suspended the environmental authorization for the Salmones Antártica aquaculture project, deeming it outdated and a risk to the San Pedro/Wazalafken River. This measure, celebrated by local and mapuche communities, halts construction while a lawsuit is pursued to annul it permanently.

The #QueremosTupungato campaign sent a letter to President Gabriel Boric demanding the completion of protections for 70,000 pending hectares in the Olivares and Colorado valleys, thus finalizing a total area of 142,000 hectares for the "Great Tupungato Park." They warn that the government has yet to submit the decree to the Comptroller's Office and that "time is running out."

The "Chilean Sacrifice" series from UChile TV examines the impact of key industries like salmon farming, forestry, mining, and real estate on communities and ecosystems. With a critical approach, it combines local testimonials and expert insights to question the true cost of progress. Available on UChile TV and YouTube.

In a conversation on La Mañanera, academic and ecosocialist activist Rodrigo Andrade dismissed claims that Chile is recognized as the "first ecological state in the world" during COP 30, stating, "That does not exist, I believe that is a funny political slogan."

"Without a clear socio-environmental remediation plan, Chile’s energy transition risks deepening inequality and leaving the most affected territories behind," warned representatives from the Chile Sustentable Foundation.

An environmental emergency occurred due to the overturning of a Bolivian truck carrying 25,000 liters of bulk soybean oil, affecting primarily the high Andean wetland within the Chungará Lake ecosystem.

This initiative, coordinated from Chile, aims to establish connected conservation areas to advance the 30x30 goal; reduce the impacts of human activities through regional cooperation and science-based management; and increase investment in conservation, research, and monitoring of whales, essential species for ocean resilience and natural allies against climate change.

So far, 17 countries have committed to including the ocean in their updated climate plans. In addition to Brazil and France, participants include Australia, Fiji, Kenya, Mexico, Palau, Seychelles, Chile, Madagascar, and the United Kingdom. Recently, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Indonesia, Portugal, and Singapore have joined the initiative.

New images reveal a humpback whale entangled in an Australis Mar farming facility within the Kawésqar National Reserve, contradicting earlier accounts. Prosecutors are investigating evidence handling irregularities, while environmental organizations and the public demand the removal of salmon farms from protected areas, backed by a new environmental crime law.

Lucio Cuenca, director of the Latin American Observatory of Environmental Conflicts (OLCA), believes that the financing of the official pavilion at COP30 aims to "validate and legitimize the participation and interference of these companies in defining climate policy." He warned that "this represents a way of capturing and surrendering this policy to the private sector."