Chile establishes first Management Council for kawesqar National Park
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The Corporación Nacional Forestal (Conaf) and 16 Kawesqar indigenous communities formed the first management council for the Kawesqar National Park in Chile.
The protected area covers 2.8 million hectares across the communes of Puerto Natales, Río Verde, and Punta Arenas in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region. The new council will work together to create a management agreement for the environment. This initiative follows Law 21.600, which established the Servicio de Biodiversidad y Áreas Protegidas (SBAP).
John Revello, the regional director of Conaf, stated that the council recognizes the ancestral and spiritual ties of the Kawesqar people to the land. He noted that the council represents a milestone for the future of protected areas involving indigenous peoples. The formation of the group involved cooperation from the Fiscalía and the executive director of Conaf, Aída Baldini.
