Rainforest Concern

Chile

The Namuncahue Biological Corridor project

Through our partnership with Parques para Chile, the Namuncahue Biological Corridor, which links several parcels of threatened araucaria (monkey puzzle) forest in southern Chile, has continued to develop and grow. We have succeeded in purchasing the Namuncahue parcel and more recently, thanks to the Planet Foundation, a neighbouring landowner and the generosity of our supporters, the Mora parcel. This was one of the last remaining parcels with nearly 100% primary old-growth rainforest, which had been singled out for timber extraction.

Please click for page 1 and page 2 from our latest newsletter (2009) update (pdf format).

The Nasampulli Reserve

Rainforest Concern has been working with the Universidad Austral de Valdivia since 2003 to purchase parcels of native forest containing Araucaria (monkey-puzzle) trees  in the Andes range of Chile. The project's goal to conserve 1,100 hectares of forest, divided into 7 parcels, is now complete, protecting the fauna and flora inhabiting these forests and forming a connection to the Villarrica National Reserve.

Please click here to read more about Araucaria forests, and click here for our newsletter (2009) update (pdf format).