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CONAF's mission is to contribute to Chile's development through the sustainable use of forest ecosystems, the mitigation of the climate change, the promotion and enforcement of forestry and environmental laws, protect natural resources, and administrate the wildlife areas protected by the government
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Contribute to the development of sustainable forestry resources and their use in goods and services that prioritize their responsible use and mitigation of damage to the environment. Contribute to the country's economic, social and environmental development. Replant, recover and care for endemic
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CONAF also has a legal department ("Fiscalia"), a financial administration department ("Gerencia de Finanzas y Administración"), and a human resources and development department ("Gerencia de Desarrollo de las Personas").
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The efficient administration of the National System of Wild Areas Protected by the State (Sistema Nacional de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas del Estado - SNASPE), in order to maximise their environmental, social and economic
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considered and rejected a proposal to convert CONAF's legal nature from that of a "private corporation" to that of a public (government) agency. The rejected proposal would have created a National Forest Service
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State-owned private non-profit organization, through which the Chilean state contributes to the development and sustainable management of the country's forest resources. CONAF is overseen and funded by the
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CONAF's resources include Regional Offices, visitor centres and facilities, forest nurseries, wildfire observation towers and bases, and all kind of vehicles to carry out its work in land, water or air.
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CONAF was created on May 13, 1970 as the "Reforestation Corporation" or COREF (Corporación de Reforestación'). In 1972 it acquired its current powers, structure and name. In 1976 it adopted Forestín, a
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Law that creates the "Corporacion Nacional Forestal y de proteccion de recursos naturales renovables" (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile - BCN, retrieved on November 13, 2014
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CONAF has more than 135 offices throughout Chile and more than 1,900 employees (professionals, technicians and administrative staff). 450 of them are highly qualified
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In 1984, under Chilean law Nº 18,348, a move was made to modify the private corporation status of CONAF and make it a government agency. In October 2012 the
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Protect the forest ecosystems from biotic and abiotic agents and harmful events such as: unlawful exploitation, blights and infestations, wildfires,
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Libro Corporativo CONAF Primera edición, agosto 2013, Santiago de Chile, Copyright: Corporación Nacional Forestal, Inscripcion Nº 230805.
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Libro Corporativo CONAF Primera edición, agosto 2013, Santiago de Chile, Copyright: Corporación Nacional Forestal, Inscripcion Nº 230805.
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It is headed by a Directive Council (Consejo Directivo) and administered by an Executive Director (Director Ejecutivo) named by the
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In charge of preserving the native forest and administrating the sustainable exploitation of the forest ecosystem.
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It administers the forest policies of Chile and promotes the development of the sector with
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CONAF, for a sustainably forested Chile ("CONAF, por un Chile Forestal Sustentable")
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in office. There are also Regional Directors, overseen by the Executive Director.
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CONAF has three "Gerencias de áreas técnicas" or technical areas of management
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prevention programs and organizing the logistics of fighting wildfires.
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of Chile, including those without forests or major vegetation, such as
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Index

Corporación Nacional Forestal
Santiago
CONAF official website
Chilean
Ministry of Agriculture of Chile
sustainable forest management
national parks
Llullaillaco National Park
Atacama Desert

Coypu
mascot
coypu
mascot
Chilean senate

desertification
government agency
non-profit
juridical person
Chilean president
wildfires
National Parks
National Reserves
Natural Monuments

Park Rangers
List of national parks of Chile
CONAF Quienes somos (ES)
http://www.conaf.cl

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