Hello geobloggers today I write about of the
most interesting subject of this semester.
The subject is Geographic Problems in Chile
this class is dictated by the teacher Enrique Aliste he is the director of the
geography department of FAU and their work areas are nature, territory and
society addressed since the conflicts socio-environmental under the logic of
the extractivist regimes.
The central theme of this subject is the
problems that generates for the production of wood. These crops are specifically
from pine and eucalyptus which are introduced species because they have a fast
growth which generates an extensive use of water resources which creates great problems
by the resources between the forest enterprises and individual or other
enterprises.
The forest business in Chile begins to be
extensive since the creation of article 701 of the year 1974 which indicates
that forest plantations will have a state subsidy this benefit to 2 of the most
powerfull families in chile who are (Angelini – Arauco) and (Matte-CMPC). These
2 groups have benefited for the royalties granted by the state of Chile. This business
has created many problems in the areas where they are located because they use
a lot of water for the growth of the threes and also create problems by the use
of pesticides and herbicides and the biggest problem is soil erosion generated for
the unparalleled use of the soil.
Good bye classmates I’ll leave a video about
the subject.
Documentary film "Planting Poor"