{"id":7864,"date":"2025-12-09T20:18:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conservapucheguin.org\/queprotegemos\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:27:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:27:36","slug":"what-we-are-protecting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conservapucheguin.org\/en\/what-we-are-protecting\/","title":{"rendered":"What We\u2019re Protecting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Why does Pucheg\u00fc\u00edn need protection<\/span>?<\/h2><\/span>
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Pucheg\u00fc\u00edn is a place of exceptional natural and cultural value \u2013 for Chile and the world at large.<\/h4><\/span>
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For decades, Pucheg\u00fc\u00edn was at risk. Its ecosystem and communities faced pressure from industrial and real-estate projects, land subdivision, unregulated tourism, and more. In 2022, the land was listed for sale, raising concern amongst the local community, scientists, and organizations like Puelo Patagonia that had long worked to protect the Cocham\u00f3 region.<\/p>\n

But thanks to the support of thousands of people around the world, we successfully purchased Pucheg\u00fc\u00edn in December 2025. With the land secured, we are now working to safeguard this place forever, protecting its natural ecosystems while supporting its communities, culture, and ways of life.<\/h4><\/span>

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Surrounded by a nearly 1,630,000-hectares contiguous landscape of protected areas across Chile and Argentina, the Pucheg\u00fc\u00edn property is a key piece in Patagonia\u2019s conservation puzzle. Securing its permanent protection helps create one of Latin America\u2019s largest biological corridors, connecting fragmented habitats and allowing for the free movement of wildlife across protected landscapes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Patagonia is the continent\u2019s second largest carbon sink, making it an essential region in combatting climate change. Chilean Patagonia\u2019s forest cover, peatlands, and wetlands store approximately twice the amount of carbon per hectare as the Amazon. Pucheg\u00fc\u00edn alone is home to more than 58,000 hectares of primary forest \u2013 in sharp global decline throughout the world \u2013 as well as an extensive hydrographic network, both of which work to sequester carbon.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Pucheg\u00fc\u00edn provides critical habitat for endemic and endangered species, including huemul deer, Wolffsohn’s viscacha, Darwin\u2019s frog, and monito del monte \u2013 one of South America\u2019s only marsupials. The Cocham\u00f3 region also includes over 17,000 hectares, or 10% of the Chilean population, of alerce trees, known to be some of the oldest trees on earth.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Learn more<\/span> about what we are protecting<\/h2><\/span>
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Your support helps ensure this region\u2019s nature and culture thrive for generations to come.<\/h3><\/span>
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