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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN CHILE - REPORT
November 1996
FOREWORD
The Agreement on Environmental Cooperation between the
Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Chile
was negotiated as a parallel accord to the Canada-Chile Free
Trade Agreement. In preparing for the negotiation of the
environmental agreement, the Government of Canada assessed the
state of environmental management in Chile.
This document provides a description of environmental
management in Chile based on that assessment. It is organized in
four parts. Chapter one is an overview of the organization of the
Chilean state. Chapter two outlines the key element of the
institutional system that administers Chile's environmental laws
and policies. Chapter three describes key environmental
management tools. The managment of selected environmental issues
related to mining, forestry, wildlife, and the use of pesticides
is found in chapter four, followed by conclusions in the final
chapter. Appendix A lists the key Chilean laws that pertain to
the environment and provides details on some aspects of these
laws.
The document is based on research carried out by Townsend
Trade Strategies and interviews conducted by Canada's negotiating
team and the Canadian Embassy in Santiago, Chile. It was edited
by Susan Ecclestone, Environment Canada. The Government of Canada
is indebted to Chile's National Commission on the Environment
(CONAMA), and the Chilean negotiating team, in particular Carlos
Piña, Leonel Sierralta, Jaime Undurraga, Ricardo Katz, Andrea
Butelmann and Paula Troncoso whose expertise proved invaluable
and who gave generously of their time. The assistance of Goldie
Schermann, Louise Côté, Anne Daniel, Denis Langlois and Andy
Bowcott in preparing this document is also gratefully
acknowledged.
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