Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Logging-Area-27MZIFC3ZMY.htmlConceptually similarOld Logging CampGP0GBGCompleted★★★★Logging AreaGP011JPCompleted★★★★Piles of LogsGP0A2RCompleted★★★★★★FSC Logs in Los LagosGP0VQOCompleted★★★★★★Logging Area after Forest FireGP014X8Completed★★★★Logging Area near Puerto de MonttGP0JFACompleted★★★★FSC LogsGP07W3Completed★★★★★★FSC LogsGP012IXCompleted★★★★Old Logging AreaGP01DZZCompleted★★★★View AllGP0PS1Logging AreaA six year old logging area close to Puerto Montt, trees in the background and soil that has no vegetation at all with remnants of trees in the foreground.Locations:Chile-Patagonia-South AmericaDate:3 Feb, 2004Credit:© Greenpeace / Daniel BeltráMaximum size:2048px X 3072pxKeywords:Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Forests (campaign title)-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Mountains-Outdoors-TreesShoot:Documentation of Forests in Patagonia ChileA new aluminum smelter is planned to be built in Patagonia. The proposed smelter will produce approximately 440,000 tonnes of aluminum ingots a year. But it will pump more than 1.5 million tonnes of gaseous and solid waste into the atmosphere as a result, and require three hydroelectric plants and six new dams to power the energy draining project. Besides the immediate environmental impact, the Salmon and Trout Producers Association and local fishermen have also voiced their concerns about the plant's impact on the fishing industry. Patagonia is also a popular tourist destination, and the smelter plans are also putting the future of this industry at stake. About 10000 hectares of primary forest will be flooded if the Alumysa project is accepted.
