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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 began to experience a drought in 2010 and by 2020, precipitation was 20–45% of average nationally and 10–20% of average in the area of Santiago. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] According to René D. Garreaud, of the University of Chile , the drought was the most extreme in the area in over 1,000 years. [ 1 ]
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.
Water supply and sanitation in Chile were once considered efficient and equitable but in 2022 Chile struggled to reliably provide water throughout the country due to drought. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Chile's water resources have been strained by the Chilean water crisis , which was partially caused by a continuing megadrought that began in 2010, [ 5 ] along ...
Chile has improved in this area since the 1980 declaration to 'live in a pollution-free environment'. Chile has increased exports of fruits and wine requiring improvements and growth in irrigation technology and management. Future hydroelectric projects on the Baker River are in planning stages and should help Chile cope with its energy demands.
Lorena Donaire of the environmental organisation Modatima recalls 1985 as the first year Petorca River dried. [3] The military dictatorship's agrarian counter-reform in the 1970s and 1980s and the Constitution of Chile of 1980 have been blamed for an increased concentration in the ownership of land around Petorca. Further, the Chilean Water ...
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.
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 ...