The University of Chile hosted the 2nd Chile–California Conference on Wildfire Prevention, Management, and Emerging Technologies, with participation from CAL FIRE, CONAF, SENAPRED, government authorities, academia, the private sector, and technology organizations from both Chile and California. A gathering of authorities and specialists Participants included: The conference was part of the 2nd Chile–California Mission, focused […]

The recent Chile–California Mission on Wildfire Prevention, Management, and Emerging Technologies reaffirmed a core belief: the climate crisis demands international collaboration. Organized by the Chile California Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the mission convened experts from both regions to share lessons and cutting-edge technology. Learning together for a global challenge Three international leaders […]

The Chile California Council (CCC) was featured prominently in national media over the last week—appearing in DF.cl, Radio T13, Las Últimas Noticias, and Pauta.cl—highlighting progress in innovation, AI, and international cooperation for wildfire response. California wildfires and the delegation’s arrival In early 2025, California experienced one of its most severe wildfire seasons in years, with […]

Between October 27 and 30, 2025, the 2nd Chile–California Mission on Wildfire Prevention, Management, and Emerging Technologies took place in Santiago and Concepción. The mission was organized by the Chile California Council together with the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The initiative aimed to deepen collaboration between Chile and California in wildfire prevention and management, […]

The Biobío Region was the setting for a key milestone of the 2nd Chile–California Mission: the first-ever edition of the Chile–California Conference on Wildfire Prevention, Response, and New Technologies held in the Macrozona Sur. The event, organized in collaboration with CORMA and hosted at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Humanities and Arts at the […]

DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) — With California struggling through historic drought, the state’s Coastal Commission on Thursday approved a desalination plant that could turn up to 5 million gallons of seawater a day into drinkable water. The commission voted 11-0 to approve the proposed Doheny Ocean Desalination Project in Dana Point, southeast of Los Angeles […]

Miguel Ángel Altieri In order to safeguard and support world’s agricultural heritage systems in 2002 FAO launched a UN Partnership initiative for the conservation and adaptive management of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage systems (GIAHS). The initiative aims to establish the basis for international recognition, dynamic conservation and adaptive management of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems […]

Some scientists are concerned that San Francisco’s most iconic meteorological phenomenon is on its way out. It’s Thursday. Why fog is so vital to life in California. Plus, new research shows that worsening smoke from wildfires may have reversed decades of improvements in Western air quality. Nina Riggio for The New York Times||Coastal fog isn’t […]

Claire Arre, a marine biologist in Orange County, Calif., aims to combat climate change using nature instead of human-engineered construction.Credit…Gabriella Angotti-Jones for The New York Times NEWPORT BAY, Calif. — Claire Arre, a marine biologist, waded through the sand in search of an Olympia oyster on a recent sunny afternoon, monitoring the bed her organization […]