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‘Dominga’ rejected again - relief and escalation of violence

Landau, 12th of January 2025. The natural wealth and global importance of the Humboldt Archipelago in northern Chile is so great that the archipelago was declared a ‘protected coastal area with various uses’ in 2023. This designation fulfils a demand from citizens and scientific communities that they have been eagerly awaiting for.

Penguin Rehab & Release Having Bad Luck – A Request for Support

Burnie, Nuremberg, 06. January 2025

Almost a year ago, we reported for the first time about "Penguin Rehab & Release", a sanctuary for penguins (and other seabirds) in Burnie, Tasmania: (Pygmy) Penguins Need Your Help!

The Environmental Court exceeds its powers to favor Dominga and instructs the Committee of Ministers to vote again on the project

- It is the 3rd time that the ministerial body has evaluated the initiative of Andes Iron.
- Allianz Humboldt, an alliance of national civil society organisations (1), together with local communities, announced that it would appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.

Santiago, December 9, 2024.
In an unprecedented decision, the First Environmental Court of Antofagasta upheld Andes Iron's lawsuit (2) and ordered the Committee of Ministers to vote again on the Dominga port and mining project. In doing so, the court imposes a number of conditions that exceed its powers.

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Landau, Dezember 8, 2024

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+++Winners of the literary competition at the feminist book fair+++
The winners of the literary competition “Humboldt Archipelago with 110 Words” presented their prize-winning stories at the 5th Feminist Book Fair in La Serena and met with great response.

The book fair was organized by the feminist book network of the Coquimbo region and took place on 4 October in the San Francisco square in La Serena. At twelve stands, book and music publishers presented their products, organized author rounds and - as mentioned - offered space for the works of the winners of the “Humboldt Archipelago in 110 Words” competition to be presented. Nancy Duman from Sphenisco-Chile completed the presentations with a report on the process and significance of the competition.

Endangered or highly endangered? – 3rd breeding season in a row has (largely) failed

Landau 24th of November 2024

Since the end of 2021, researchers Dr. Alejandro Simeone (1), Guillermo Luna-Jorquera (2), Dr. Ursula Ellenberg (3) and Dr. Thomas Mattern (4) have been studying the population, breeding success and foraging of Humboldt penguins in Chile on behalf of Sphenisco.

Abuse of Power Voted Out

La Higuera, Landau, 9th of November 2024: La Higuera has voted. On 27th of October, municipal and gubernatorial elections were held in the small municipality (4,285 inhabitants), as in the rest of Chile. Mayors, municipal councillors, governors and regional councillors were elected - comparable to municipal councillors at regional level only.

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Landau, 6th of October 2024

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+++Video podcast “Sintonia Humboldt ”+++
The second season of the weekly video podcast “Sintonía Humboldt” has been running since August 12 (see article Second season of the video podcast “Sintonía Humboldt” launched). The following topics were discussed and debated in the podcast in August and September:
12th of August
“Multi-use Marine Protected Area in the Humboldt Archipelago (AMCP-MU)” with Leonardo Gros, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Environment, Coquimbo Region.

Anniversary and Wildlife Conservation

Landau 27 August 2024 - a perfect anniversary. The best (zoo) weather, lots of political celebrities including Prime Minister Alexander Schweitzer and Lord Mayor Dr. Dominik Geißler and a record-breaking attendance of visitors. They all celebrated the 120th anniversary of the Landau Zoo. The celebration began with a reception, which was musically shaped by the United Concert Band under the direction of Thomas Winter. Zoo director Dr. Jens-Ove Heckel welcomed and thanked everybody, actually everbody of the zoo's long-standing companions, supporters and partners. That was challenging, but clearly demonstrated the zoo's incredibly large and wide network.

Launch of Second Season of “Sintonía Humboldt”

Landau August 23, 2024 – Since August 12 the second season of the weekly video podcast “Sintonía Humboldt” has been running. The way the podcast is distributed has changed with its relaunch. It is now broadcast via Sintonía Humboldt channels on YouTube, Facebook and Spotify, municipal digital media in the communities of La Higuera (El Comunal), La Serena (El Serenense) and Coquimbo (El Coquimbano) as well as the channels of cooperating organizations such as Sphenisco Chile, Defensa Ambiental Región de Coquimbo, Alianza Humboldt Coquimbo-Atacama and Red Comunales. Furthermore, the 2nd season is also sponsored by Bergzoo Halle and Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen, Netherlands.

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