In Pichilemu, traditional spa town, the first Communal Wetlands Committee in the country was established, which has marked a milestone in terms of the care of environmental heritage from the O’Higgins Region.
The Regional Secretary of the Environment of the region, Giovanna Amaya, handed over to the Mayor Christian Pozo the resolution that formalizes this important environmental milestone, which reflects the work carried out by the municipality in environmental matters.
In this regard, the Secretary of the Environment O’Higgins, Giovanna Amaya, He maintained that “We are marking a milestone at the national level, since Pichilemu is the pioneer commune in establishing a Communal Wetlands Committee, which we hope will be an action that will be repeated in the rest of the communes. The protection of ecosystems is a priority issue in our work as a Government.”
For Mayor Pozo, this milestone crowns the work carried out in environmental matters, since, as he explains,“We are extremely happy to be the first commune in the country to confirm a Communal Wetlands CommitteeThis speaks of the hard work we have been doing as a municipality, since in our administration we have wanted to raise a vision of an environmental commune and include other areas of equal relevance.
We would like to thank the Seremi of the Environment, our Environment team for carrying out this work and the members of this new Communal Wetlands Committee.”
TAKING CARE OF THE HERITAGE
The Pichilemu Communal Wetlands Committee It is made up of representatives from the municipality, the Communal Union of Neighborhood Councils, the Cáhuil Environmental Organization, the Cáhuil Salt Workers Cooperative, the Divino Maestro School, the ESBBIO Company, the O’Higgins University and the organization Protejamos el Bajel.
Within 60 days of its entry into force, the Committee must develop internal regulations for its operation, defining the frequency of sessions, protocol of agreements, incorporation of new members, among other aspects.
MARKING A MILESTONE
The Urban Wetlands Law of the Ministry of the Environment establishes the obligation to create national, regional and communal committees. In the case of communal committees, this translates into a governance model led by the municipality to generate concrete actions in the protection, conservation and restoration of wetlands in its commune, such as seeking funding for studies or infrastructure to raise awareness among local communities about their natural heritage, generating alliances with public services, NGOs, regional governments, among other actions.
The recently formed communal committee is the culmination of more than a year of work by the municipality with the Regional Wetlands Board, led by the Seremi of the Environment and the Regional Government, which, since mid-2022, began work focused on municipalities that have declared urban wetlands, working on guidelines for a management plan, environmental monitoring, ordinances, among others.
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