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Chileans Mark World Water Day by Protesting President Kast’s Rollback of Environmental Rules
Protesters oppose the rollback of 43 environmental rules protecting species and parks, while 1.4 million Chileans lack access to drinking water, organizers said.
- On Sunday, March 22, 2026, thousands of protesters marched in Santiago, Chile, and other cities to mark World Water Day and protest President José Antonio Kast’s withdrawal of environmental decrees.
- Conservative President José Antonio Kast withdrew 43 environmental protection regulations signed during Gabriel Boric's government earlier this month.
- Environmental rules covered protections for species like Darwin's frog and the Humboldt penguin, created national parks, and outlined decontamination plans for Lake Villarrica.
- Organizers warned Chile still has 1.4 million people without drinking water, calling the move an 'environmental chainsaw approach.'
- Kast has said he acknowledges climate change but prioritizes economic deregulation and technical criteria over 'environmental ideologies', marking Chile's sharpest rightward turn since 1990.
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Eight thousand people attended a march called by various environmental organizations in rejection of the 43 environmental decrees withdrawn by the government. Seven detainees were registered in this demonstration. The protest began after 11:00 a.m. last Sunday. It was called by Water Movements and began on the outskirts of the metro Catholic University, in the direction of the Metro Los Heroes.
Chile restores protection of Darwin's frog after withdrawal, in a rectification that comes after days of strong institutional, scientific and environmental pressure after the elimination of dozens of key decrees for the conservation of the country's natural heritage. The decision restores the validity of an essential plan for the survival of one of the most emblematic and vulnerable species in Chile, whose critical situation reflects, in reality…
Thousands of Chileans protest President Kast’s environmental rollbacks on World Water Day
Thousands of people marched on Sunday in Santiago and other cities in Chile to mark World Water Day following the withdrawal of dozens of environmental decrees by arch-conservative President José Antonio Kast.
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Chileans mark World Water Day by protesting President Kast's rollback of environmental rules
Thousands of people march across Chile to mark World Water Day and protest President José Antonio Kast’s rollback of environmental rules.
Mexico City Disinform ourselves. Thousands of people mobilized in different cities of Chile in the framework of World Water Day to denounce the water crisis and the advance of policies that, they point out, favor extractivism. In the capital, the protest ended with a police eviction using tear gas and hydrant cars. The day took place in at least 15 cities and had the Alameda in Santiago as the main stage, where a crowd demanded free, fair and e…
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