APRUEBA REGLAMENTO DEL SISTEMA DE CERTIFICACIÓN DE BIODIVERSIDAD Y SERVICIOS ECOSISTÉMICOS, DE CONFORMIDAD CON LO DISPUESTO EN EL ARTÍCULO 51 DE LA LEY Nº 21.600, QUE CREA EL SERVICIO DE BIODIVERSIDAD Y ÁREAS PROTEGIDAS Y EL SISTEMA NACIONAL DE ÁREAS PROTEGIDAS

Summary

Chile has approved a new regulation to establish a Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Certification System. This initiative addresses the state's duty to protect the environment and conserve natural heritage by providing a formal mechanism to certify activities, practices, or sites that contribute to biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service maintenance or recovery. The system, based on Law N° 21.600, aims to incentivize and verify conservation efforts, including the creation of tradable Biodiversity Management Units (UGBs), with the regulation now completed and set for implementation.

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