IMPAC 4 launch, La Serena -Coquimbo

During the last years, Chile has been noteworthy for its commitment to the protection of pristine and highly endemic marine habitats, creating a marine  protected area in the archipelago of Juan Fernández, the Nazca Desventuradas marine park and the multiple-use Piti Palena Añihue marine protected area.
On World Oceans Day 2017, the Chilean Ministry of the Environment launched IMPAC 4, a meeting that will bring together managers and administrators of marine protected areas as well as marine conservation experts from around the world.

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IMPAC 4 Official launch

Seals, multicolored fishes and the deep sound of whales were the underwater images of Chañaral de Aceituno (Atacama Region, Chile), recreating the aquatic environment to officially launch the most important marine protected areas congress in the world: Impac4. This worldwide event convenes managers and administrators of Marine areas, and will be held in September in La Serena and Coquimbo, Chile.

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Chile welcomed the largest global meeting on ocean and coastal conservation,the International Marine Protected Areas Congress, IMPAC 4, 2017

In a massive event gathering over 1000 people, the Coquimbo Region in Chile officially inaugurated the International Marine Protected Areas Congress IMPAC4, with a ceremony led by the Chilean Minister of Environment Marcelo Mena, the Foreign Affair Minister of Chile Heraldo Muñoz, and the Regional Mayor Claudio Ibáñez. The Plenary Salon at Enjoy Hotel in Coquimbo gathered a vast array of experts, community members, conservationists, agents, and authorities from over 80 countries worldwide who, from tomorrow onwards, will bring to life high-level scientific discussions around the topic of ocean conservation.

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Rapanui people in Easter Island approve the creation of a 700.000 km2 marine protected area, in historic poll

The protected area will cover the entire Exclusive Economic Zone around the island. Due to their isolation and little connection with other islands, Easter Island’s coral ecosystems and its unique species, as well as ancestral fishing practices, will be protected. "The purpose of this public consultation is to respect the will of the Rapanui people to create a marine protected area that respects the ancestral use of the sea and its fishing habits. It is also part of the commitment and the seal of the Chilean government to consolidate a form of collaborative and respectful work with the communities", Minister Mena said.

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