This documentary produced by “Periódico Resumen” addresses the origins and consequences of the expansion of the tree plantation industry in central-southern Chile. Plantations have been expanding in Chile at a phenomenal rate and now occupy a total of some three million hectares, seriously affecting not only the environment but also local communities. The droughts generated by monoculture plantations have also been provoking forest fires. Many communities have now been able to disassociate themselves from the plantation companies and implement local management and use of the forests.
See the video in Spanish at:
http://www.resumen.cl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10694:documental-plantar-pobreza-el-negocio-forestal-en-chile&catid=8:nacional&Itemid=52
