Conversation will deepen natural heritage lost after forest fires

Cultural conversation, organized by the UCSC Religious Art Museum, will take place on Tuesday, August 23 and will be open to the public.

Francisco Solis Vega UCSC.- Reviewing and discussing the landmarks and heritage elements of the metropolitan area of ​​Concepción lost due to forest fires, is the objective of the new discussion that will take place at the UCSC Religious Art Museum.

The conference will take place on Tuesday, August 23, and will feature the story of Carolina Ojeda, Master in Regional Development and Environment. “The discussion seeks for people to understand that forest fires are part of the permanent socio-natural threats in the Metropolitan Area of ​​Concepción,” said Carolina Ojeda.

The title of the conversation is “Forest fires in the metropolitan area of ​​Concepción: destruction of natural heritage”, which is added to a list of various activities that the Museum is carrying out, with the support of the Directorate of Cultural and University Extension.

“The cultural conversations of the Museum of Religious Art, mainly seek to deliver diverse knowledge to the public that attends, and this August 23 we will address the natural heritage, but from the latent danger that exists in the country and in the specific case in the metropolitan area. Concepción, due to forest fires, as these events are seriously damaging the environment we inhabit,” explained Natalia Baeza, Coordinator of the UCSC Religious Art Museum.

Annually in our country more than 100,000 hectares are burned approximately in each season, particularly, it has been observed how many protected areas, national parks, wetlands and urban parks are increasingly affected by forest fires, destroying the natural heritage that has allowed the country to weather the effects of climate change.

This is why, during the discussion, attendees will be able to learn about the areas most affected by forest fires in recent years and what people can do to prevent them. Finally, the damage to the natural heritage of the area and the social damage that they bring about will be identified.