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.
The contributions will be further presented by Carla Parra and Rodrigo Muñoz. The moderators set themselves ambitious goals and would like to reach many people for whom the development of their region and its traditions are important. First of all, Carla Parra's aim is “for the public to get to know this format and its connection with the development of the region”. She finds it very exciting and challenging that “Sintonía-Humboldt” has an incredible range and can reach numerous people with the environmental issues it deals with.
Rodrigo Muñoz also emphasizes the importance of the range in which the Humboldt Archipelago and the environment are discussed. He said, “the program is of vital importance to achieve sustainable development of the SDGs (1). The citizenship must be informed about what is being developed by the government, by companies and, above all, by the citizens themselves, organized in NGOs, cooperatives, alliances, etc.” It is important to everyone on the editorial team that “Sintonía Humboldt” is a place by and for citizens.
The first episode on August 12 dealt with the Marine Protected Area with Multiple Uses (AMCP-MU) in the Humboldt Archipelago. Last year the protected area was created by a resolution of the Council of Ministers for Sustainability. Carla Parra and Rodrigo Muñoz spoke on this topic with Leonardo Gros, Seremi of the Ministry of Environment of the Coquimbo region. Among other issues, Leonardo Gros provided information about the size of the protected area, its benefits and stages, as well as the objects of protection. He strove to dispel reservations and doubts about the bi-regional AMCP-MU.
In the second episode, Carla Parra and Rodrigo Muñoz interviewed Gerardo Cerda-Gaete from Serna pesca Coquimbo (fishing authority). The expert at the fishing authority is responsible for nature conservation and biodiversity. Gerardo explained what the National Plan for the Conservation of the Humboldt Penguin, known as the RECOGE Plan (2), is and what it means for the conservation of the Humboldt Penguin and the management of its protection.
On August 26, the moderators talked about the importance of the Humboldt Archipelago with Dr. Carlos Olavarría, Executive Director of Ceaza (3). Dr. Olavarría is a marine biologist specializing in marine mammals. The interview focused on his work with whales in the Humboldt Archipelago.
The next guests will be the president of local and regional water committees and a representative of sustainable tourism.
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Annotation:
(1) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 and are a core element of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
(2) RECOGE is the abbreviation for “Species Recovery, Conservation and Management Plan”.
(3) CEAZA - Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (Center for Advanced Studies in Arid Zones) is a regional center for scientific and technological research in the Coquimbo region.
translated by Angelika Veelken
