AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoLake Llanquihue: A proposed race involving 10,000 rubber ducks in Frutillar is drawing criticism over microplastic risks. Organizers say boats and beach crews will retrieve the toys and reuse them. Water and Mining: Collahuasi’s 195-kilometre pipeline would carry desalinated seawater from the coast to its high-altitude Atacama mine, replacing some freshwater use. A court ruling over environmental impacts is holding up full implementation. Biodiversity: Chile and Belgium are joining forces to seek the UN biodiversity secretariat, while Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Costa Rica have withdrawn from an international agreement protecting sharks. Wildfire Risk: A global report found climate change made the area burned in January’s Chile and Argentina fires about 36% larger; the fires prompted 55,000 evacuations.
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