Island Conservation
Versión en Español Chile Designates Largest Marine Protected Area in South America Can you imagine a marine park the size of Italy? What if at its heart was an archipelago called ‘the unfortunate islands’? This past month, the Chilean government announced the creation of Nazca-Desventuradas Park, a 297,518 square kilometers (114,872 square miles) marine park. Located […]
English Version Chile designa el área marina protegida más grande de Sudamérica Puedes imaginar un parque marino del tamaño de Italia? Que tal si en su centro hubiera un archipiélago llamado las ‘islas desventuradas’? Este mes pasado, el gobierno Chileno anunció la creación del Parque Nazca-Desventuradas, un parque marino de 297,518 kilómetros cuadrados (114,872 millas cuadradas). […]
For those of you who don’t know Finn, he has had quite possibly one of the most interesting and intrepid careers of anyone you will ever meet. He’s spanned the globe from New Zealand and Australia to Macquarie Island (in the Subantarctic) and Chile. Last year, he played an important role in confirming a successful […]
Choros Island is one of the three islands that make up the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve, situated 600 km (372.8 miles) north of Santiago, Chile. The reserve is managed and protected by CONAF. Choros Island covers 301 ha. The vegetation on Choros Island is comprised mainly of cactus, herbs, and low-growing shrubs. Choros Island may be […]
Isla Alejandro Selkirk—named after the infamous 18th Century castaway—lies 875 kilometers from the Chilean city of Valparaíso. The island is one of three islands in the Juan Fernández Archipelago, a cluster of islands which is 61 times richer in endemic plant species per square kilometer and 13 times greater in endemic bird richness than the […]