# Environmental protests in Chile

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/environmental-protests-in-chile
> Updated: 2026-08-23T20:19:44.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2.

In Chile, protesters including students, activists, and members of the National Ecologist Assembly have marched in Santiago and other cities to oppose environmental rollbacks under President José Antonio Kast. Demonstrators are demanding the reinstatement of 43 environmental decrees issued between 2023 and 2026, which were reportedly withdrawn from the Comptroller General’s review in March. Concerns include economic and tax reforms affecting environmental permitting and threats to wildlife from industrial fishing and salmon farming.

In response to these policy changes, Greenpeace has launched the ‘Ni un paso atrás’ campaign to encourage citizens to defend environmental standards against measures that activists claim weaken state control over environmental impacts.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-23: Environmental activists mobilize across Mexico and Chile

Environmental activists in Mexico and Chile are protesting industrial pollution, resource extraction, and the weakening of environmental regulations through legal actions and public campaigns.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/tultitln-infrastructure-failures-cause-flooding-and-traffic-chaos

### 2026-08-23: Chilean protesters march against environmental rollbacks

Hundreds of activists marched across Chile to protest environmental policy rollbacks under President José Antonio Kast, demanding the reinstatement of 43 decrees from the previous administration.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/chilean-protesters-march-against-environmental-rollbacks

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