Congress dispatches project that creates the new National Forestry Service that will replace Conaf

With 36 votes in favour, the Senate approved this Wednesday afternoon the project that creates the National Forestry Service (Sernafor), a public entity that will be the legal successor to the National Forestry Corporation (Conaf).The Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, highlighted this achievement and noted that “we are very happy because we believe that this is a tremendous achievement for the forest sector that will finally have the …

A low-scale forest fire was declared on Thursday in an eucalyptus forest located at kilometer 23 of Route J-55, specifically in the La Unión sector of the commune of Romeral. The emergency, which began at around 12:00 hours, has mobilized firefighters’ teams and the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF) to contain its advance. Carlos Ramos, a community emergency officer in Romeral, reported that both institutions are working in a coordinated man…

The new institutional framework aims at promoting the forest industry, caring for native forests and mitigating and preventing fires.

This new body will be decentralized, with legal personality and its own assets, under the supervision of the President of the Republic through the Ministry of Agriculture.