YES, the Chilean Law No. 21.600, published in September 2023, which creates the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service (SBAP), establishes, among others, the categories of National Parks and Multiple Use Conservation Areas.

Both categories could be suitable for the proposed hybrid model, as they allow strict protection of ecosystems of high ecological value, while fostering and enhancing historical economic uses. However, the decision on its categorization will depend on the management model chosen based on workshops with communities, but also on the scenario and judgment criteria that will be established when the official Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service (Servicio de Biodiversidad y Áreas Protegidas, SBAP) regulation on the National System of Protected Areas (Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas, SNAP) is published. While we lean towards establishing a public conservation area, our ultimate goal is to choose the most effective form of protection in the long term, regardless of its nature