Fundación Conservación Marina
We work to conserve key areas for biodiversity and human wellbeing in southern Chile.
We work to conserve key areas for biodiversity and human wellbeing in southern Chile.
“We work to conserve the coastal and marine ecosystems of southern Chile through a biocultural approach, grounded in scientific research, planning, environmental education, and good governance.”
Our work is organized around these programs, focused on the Los Lagos Region in southern Chile.
A marine wetland on Quinchao Island, Chiloé Archipelago, critical habitat for migratory shorebirds.
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A network of coastal wetlands between Maullín and Chiloé, key to the migration, breeding, and conservation of birds and communities.
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Research for the conservation of the Chilean flamingo in the wetlands of northern Patagonia.
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Research, monitoring, and protection of the American oystercatcher on Quinchao Island, Chiloé.
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Training local guides and operators to build sustainable nature tourism aligned with conservation.
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Courses, citizen environmental monitoring, and place-based environmental education for communities near protected areas.
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FCM took part in a new territorial meeting of the Patagonia Costa Integrated Territorial Program (PTI), held at the Trekauenu Community facilities in the Maullín commune…
FCM, together with the Municipality of Quinchao and the Sanctuary's Governance Roundtable, carried out a new direct habitat management effort to improve conditions ahead of the American oystercatcher's next breeding season…
A new session of Zarapitón de Invierno (Winter Godwit Count) brought together observers and volunteers to monitor waterbirds and shorebirds in the coastal wetlands of southern Chile, in partnership between FCM and ROC…
See our latest activities here.