Conserving the iconic araucaria forests
Located in the Andean foothills of southern-central Chile, the Nasampulli Reserve protects 1,600 hectares of threatened native araucaria forest. It connects to another forested protected area, the Villarrica National Reserve. This connection of protected forest increases the survival chances of endemic fauna and flora in both areas, which have long suffered habitat loss due to land fragmentation.
In the early 1990s this area was at serious risk of deforestation. A ban on araucaria logging and the establishment of Rainforest Concern's Nasampulli Reserve (in partnership with the Chilean foundation FORECOS and the Trafampulli Society) now give strict protection.
