Weki-Wil Coastal Area Fishing Corrals: Community boosts its restoration to protect biodiversity – Rebelion

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Weki-Wil Coastal Area Fishing Corrals: Community boosts its restoration to protect biodiversity – Rebelion

In the commune of Chaitén, the region of Los Lagos, between the Comau and Reñihué fjords, there is the Coastal Marine Space of Originary Peoples (ECMPO) Weki-Wil, a territory that houses a rich marine-coastal biodiversity and a deep biocultural memory.This space, which connects forests, beaches and seas, is today the scene of a struggle for conservation and sustainable development led by local indigenous communities.The families that inhabit thi…