{"id":711,"date":"2026-03-18T03:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T03:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noticierodigitalrd.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/this-is-not-a-minor-administrative-act-noticiero-digital-rd\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T03:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T03:07:28","slug":"this-is-not-a-minor-administrative-act-noticiero-digital-rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noticierodigitalrd.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/this-is-not-a-minor-administrative-act-noticiero-digital-rd\/","title":{"rendered":"“This is Not a Minor Administrative Act” – Noticiero Digital RD"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Original article: Greenpeace emplaza al Gobierno por retiro de decretos de protecci\u00f3n ambiental: \u00abNo es un hecho administrativo menor ni com\u00fan, como el ministerio ha intentado instalar\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Following President Kast\u2019s decision to withdraw 43 environmental decrees from implementation, Greenpeace Chile attorney, Roxana N\u00fa\u00f1ez, warned that this is not a \u00abminor or common administrative act,\u00bb but instead signifies a \u00abworrisome signal of the progressive dismantling of environmental institutions.\u00bb<\/p>\n

The international environmental organization urges the Kast government to clearly explain the reasons behind the Subsecretariat for the Environment\u2019s withdrawal of these crucial decrees, which are vital for the country\u2019s environmental protection.<\/p>\n

\u00abThis decision is not a trivial administrative action, as the ministry has attempted to imply: it represents a concerning signal of the progressive dismantling of environmental regulations, particularly at a time when Chile should be advancing in the opposite direction,\u00bb stated N\u00fa\u00f1ez.<\/p>\n

\u00abChile cannot afford to regress, especially on key issues for the public, which have been long awaited and demanded by citizens,\u00bb she emphasized, noting that \u00abwhat\u2019s at stake is not just the processing of decrees, but the country\u2019s genuine capacity to confront the climate and ecological crisis with the urgency, coherence, and responsibility that the current moment demands.\u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00abWe are talking about air quality standards, emissions regulations for industries like thermoelectric plants, decontamination plans \u2014 such as the one for Lake Villarrica \u2014 climate change adaptation tools, essential regulations for implementing the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service, and recovery plans for endangered species like the Darwin\u2019s frog,\u00bb highlighted Roxana N\u00fa\u00f1ez.<\/p>\n

\u00abThe withdrawal also jeopardizes significant measures like declaring the Humboldt penguin a Natural Monument and creating multiple protected areas in various regions of the country, including strategic ecosystems like salt flats and marine zones,\u00bb the Greenpeace representative in Chile reiterated.<\/p>\n

Urgent Norm Implementation Delayed<\/h3>\n

The environmental NGO recalled that these decrees, submitted between 2023 and 2026, had already undergone technical, administrative, and participatory processes.<\/p>\n

\u00abThus, it is particularly serious and difficult to justify their withdrawal, as it halts their implementation without a transparent explanation,\u00bb they noted.<\/p>\n

\u00abThe consequences of this decision are profound: it delays the implementation of norms that protect public health \u2014 especially in highly polluted areas; further weakens environmental institutions; postpones urgent responses to the climate crisis; and paralyzes concrete advances in ecosystem and species protection,\u00bb stated the attorney.<\/p>\n

For all these reasons, Greenpeace asserts that \u00abfar from strengthening environmental management, such measures raise concerns that the country is moving toward a backward scenario, where environmental protection loses priority to other agendas.\u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00abTherefore, it is essential that the government not only provides clear explanations but also guarantees that there is no ongoing process of structural weakening of the tools that Chile has built over decades to safeguard its natural heritage,\u00bb concluded attorney Roxana N\u00fa\u00f1ez.<\/p>\n

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Greenpeace Chile on the withdrawal of decrees: \u201cThis decision is not a minor administrative act as the ministry has attempted to imply: it represents a worrying signal of the PROGRESSIVE DISMANTLING of environmental institutions, at a time when Chile should\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/MnO5UqLM2D<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Greenpeace Chile (@GreenpeaceCL) March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

We will continue to provide updates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n