National Forest Corporation
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The National Forest Corporation or CONAF (Corporación Nacional Forestal) is a Chilean State-owned private non-profit organization, through which the Chilean state contributes to the development and sustainable management of the country's forest resources. CONAF is overseen and funded by the Ministry of Agriculture of Chile.[1]
Corporacion Nacional Forestal | |
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Formed | 1970 |
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Type | Environmental |
Jurisdiction | National |
Headquarters | Santiago |
Motto | CONAF, for a sustainably forested Chile ("CONAF, por un Chile Forestal Sustentable") |
Employees | more than 1900 |
Website | CONAF official website |
It administers the forest policies of Chile and promotes the development of the sector with sustainable forest management.
CONAF is also the governing body of all the national parks of Chile, including those without forests or major vegetation, such as Llullaillaco National Park and others in the Atacama Desert.