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Environmental issues in Chile include deforestation, water scarcity, pollution, soil erosion, climate change, and biodiversity loss, especially in its industry-heavy "sacrifice zones". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The country of Chile is a virtual continental island that spans over (2,600 miles) 4,200 kilometers.
Chile's privatization of water has led to many environmental problems. [citation needed] Since water tends to flow towards money it is being over-allocated to industries such as mining and agriculture.
In 2022 the environmental conditions of Quintero, Puchuncaví and Concón were discussed in the Senate of Chile. [7] In June 2022 President Gabriel Boric announced Codelco's decision to begin a closure process of Fundición Ventanas. [7]
By 2022, Chile was ranked 16th of 164 for water stress in the world according to the University of Chile. [13] In April 2022, Chile instituted a four-tiered water rationing plan; the second level included a public announcement, the third would lower water pressure and the most extreme level would rotate water stoppages for 24 hours. [14]
Chile's environmental regulator ordered provisional measures for the mining company and AES Chile, a power company, on Tuesday after dozens of people in the towns of Quintero and Puchuncavi in ...
Climate change in Chile (5 P) P. Pollution in Chile (1 P) Pages in category "Environmental issues in Chile" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
In 2015, 99% of the population of Chile had access to "improved" water, of which 99.6% were in urban and 93% in rural areas, and over 180 thousand people lacked access to "improved" water. For sanitation in Chile, in 2015, 99% of the population had access to "improved" sanitation, with 100% and 90%, in urban and rural areas, respectively ...
Environmental issues in Chile (2 C, 4 P) Environmental law in Chile (2 P) Environmental policy in Chile (1 C, 2 P) F. Forests of Chile (3 P) N. Natural history of ...