{"id":72586,"date":"2026-03-16T17:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundacionmeri.cl\/?p=72586"},"modified":"2026-03-16T17:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:08:56","slug":"cuando-la-conservacion-la-lideran-privados-el-modelo-chileno-que-busca-escalar-desde-la-patagonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundacionmeri.cl\/en\/cuando-la-conservacion-la-lideran-privados-el-modelo-chileno-que-busca-escalar-desde-la-patagonia\/","title":{"rendered":"[Pa\u00eds Circular] When conservation is led by private entities: the Chilean model looking to scale from Patagonia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Filantrop\u00eda Cort\u00e9s Solari<\/a> and Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) will hold the fourth edition of Mission Patagonia at the Melimoyu Reserve (44\u00b0S) in March, consolidating an international network of leaders to implement effective conservation from the territory.<\/p>\n

Amidst global commitments such as the 30×30 target and the recent high seas biodiversity treaty, the challenge is no longer just declaring protected areas, but implementing conservation models that work in practice. In this scenario, an unusual actor is beginning to occupy a more visible space: private philanthropy.<\/p>\n

Filantrop\u00eda Cort\u00e9s Solari<\/a> (FCS), through Fundaci\u00f3n MERI<\/a>, and in collaboration with Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) from the United States, will hold the fourth edition of Mission Patagonia 2026 between March 4 and 12 at the Reserva Elemental<\/a> Melimoyu, in Northern Patagonia, Chile.<\/p>\n

The program will bring together six strategic leaders with influence in academic and scientific fields, as well as international conservation networks, who will actively participate in the consolidation of an International Network of Ambassadors for Effective Conservation. Each participant will assume the commitment to promote the model within their respective institutions, integrate the territorial approach into academic programs, and act as a node for international amplification.<\/p>\n

In this context, Mission Patagonia 2026 is not proposed as a conventional academic instance, but rather as an immersive experience of territorial analysis, strategic dialogue, and methodological validation of the FCS Effective Conservation Model.<\/p>\n

From educational experience to international platform<\/h2>\n

Starting this year, a transition from Mission Patagonia to Misi\u00f3n Elemental<\/a> will begin, reflecting the consolidation of a program that is no longer limited to an experience in Patagonia, but covers the three Reservas Elementales<\/a> (Elemental Reserves) of Filantrop\u00eda Cort\u00e9s Solari<\/a>. The initiative was born as an evolution of Mission Patagonia and will integrate three strategic territories of the country\u2014Atacama (22\u00b0S), Caj\u00f3n del Maipo (33\u00b0S), and Northern Patagonia (44\u00b0S)\u2014conceived as living laboratories where a multidimensional conservation approach is tested. The program marks the consolidation of a North-South alliance that seeks to internationalize an “Effective Conservation” model developed from Chile that articulates science, education, and territorial management.<\/p>\n

The alliance with AUI, an organization that coordinates high-level scientific networks in the United States, strengthens the transfer of knowledge and ties with international universities and research centers.<\/p>\n

For Francisca Cort\u00e9s Solari, executive president of Filantrop\u00eda Cort\u00e9s Solari<\/a>: “The climate crisis also requires training leaders capable of implementing concrete solutions from the territory, for the territory. Our long-standing alliance with AUI strengthens a shared vision: connecting science, education, and effective conservation from the Global South to the world.”<\/p>\n

For her part, Yasm\u00edn Catricheo, Principal Specialist in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Education at AUI, points out that “training in effective conservation requires integrating applied science, critical thinking, and territorial experience. Programs like this allow connecting research, education, and concrete action, strengthening an international leadership network with real impact.”<\/p>\n

In a global scenario where the discussion focuses on how to make environmental commitments measurable and sustainable, the bet from southern Chile aims to demonstrate that conservation is not sectoral or declarative, but territorial, multidimensional, and with a public vocation.<\/p>\n

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