Jan 24, 2013 09:24
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Spanish term

una acción temprana de Chile

Spanish to English Science Forestry / Wood / Timber Preservation of native forest in Chile
Does this mean 'a prompt response by Chile'? 'a trail-blazing measure'? 'an action that puts Chile in the lead'?
Note that the law in question was enacted months after approval of the Bali Action Plan. in December 2007.

En Chile, desde el año 2008 se encuentra vigente la Ley N° 20.283 sobre Recuperación del Bosque Nativo y Fomento Forestal, la cual tiene como objetivo la protección, recuperación y mejoramiento de los bosques nativos con el fin de asegurar la sustentabilidad forestal y la política ambiental. Promueve el manejo sustentable para la obtención de productos madereros, productos forestales no madereros, mantención de la biodiversidad y de otros servicios generados por los bosques, a través del Fondo de Conservación, Recuperación y Manejo Sustentable del Bosque Nativo, que corresponde a un fondo de recursos para bonificar el manejo de bosques, con dos tipos de concursos públicos: uno para medianos y grandes propietarios forestales y otro especial para proyectos presentados por pequeños propietarios forestales. La promulgación de esta Ley se considera **una acción temprana de Chile** en el sentido de implementar actividades relacionadas a REDD+, ya que su entrada en vigencia fue posterior a la COP 13, que tuvo lugar en Bali en diciembre de 2007. En esta COP las Partes decidieron adoptar el Plan de Acción de Bali; el que aborda el tema de REDD en el párrafo 1(b) (iii) destacando “la urgente necesidad de adoptar nuevas medidas significativas para reducir las emisiones derivadas de la deforestación y la degradación de los bosques en los países en desarrollo (Antonissen, 2010). Además, este cuerpo legal, considera un fondo específico para la investigación aplicada en bosque nativo, donde universidades y centros académicos pueden postular para financiar iniciativas en este marco.

Discussion

Charles Davis Jan 25, 2013:
"Temprana"? Can seven months (from Bali in Dec 2007 to the publication of Law 20283 on 30 July 2008) be described as "prompt"? Well, everything's relative. Chile's political system does allow for emergency legislation to be passed quickly, but normally things take time to work through the system, and I would say seven months is actually pretty quick. This is particularly so when you consider the history of this law, which was first proposed in 1992 and was bogged down for nearly 16 years in negotiations between interested parties. It could well be that Bali acted as a trigger to get the law passed at last.

The other sense in which it could be considered "prompt" is in comparison with other countries. Chile seems to have been the only country to introduce new legislation in this area so soon after Bali. See p. 110 here for a comparison with Colombia, Brazil, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Mexico (the page is displayed sideways, which makes it difficult to read, I'm afraid):
http://www.eclac.cl/publicaciones/xml/0/47580/reducciondeemi...

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a prompt action by Chile

Perhaps "precocious" or "immediate" would be even better. In any case, you should know that this is a "smokescreen" in two senses. First, the law was actually proposed and approved before the Bali agreement, but only took legal effect after. Second, this is an attempt by Chile to show it is trying to reverse the effects of a disastrous decree by the military dictatorship in the 1970s, which subsidized forestry companies who cut native forest to plant Monterey pine, and resulted in the desctruction of most of the native forest in south-central Chile.

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I first came to Chile in the 1970s in the Peace Corps, with the task of beginning a genetic improvement for Monterey pine. I now regret that (I'm a geneticist, grew up in CA), but couldn't imagine at the time that they would destroy so much native forest to plant pine. Chile and New Zealand are the two countries with most Monterey pine planted.
Note from asker:
Your comments are very helpful!! I see that you are up to date on this subject. BTW, Monterey pines are almost entirely gone from their native habitat here in California. It would be interesting to know if they are still thriving in Chile. This document has over 200 pages, so you may be hearing more from me. Most of it is pretty straightforward, and I have studied forestry myself, but the politics behind these issues are unknown to me. So - Thank you!
Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Davis : "Prompt" seems to me a good word, and the explanation is useful, as Muriel says. I've added a note in the discussion area.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much! "
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an early intervention

intervention en este contexto se entiende cómo acción.
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an early action by Chile

[PDF]
FINAL_CCA REAP_17Oct2011_lg_V6(1).pdf - CTI-CFF
www.coraltriangleinitiative.org/.../FINAL_CCA... -
This version has been prepared for presentation, review and adoption at the 7th ... This CTI Region-wide Early Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation (CTI ...

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Muriel: Not a very well-mannered note, is it? Perhaps you were unaware that early action could be used in a climate change context, as per my example, and two members have aleady added their agreement.
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Do you think I would have posted the question if this was the answer was this simple?
Peer comment(s):

agree Richard Hill
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agree James A. Walsh
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