In Chile, a Declining Forest Worries Scientists

Decades of deforestation and a 15-year drought have transformed Chilean woodlands into a fragile ecosystem. Will the forest survive?

By Andrés Muedano
March 4, 2025
Benito Rosende
Andrés Muedano

Andrés Muedano is an Outrider fellow at Inside Climate News and a student at Harvard College.

 
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