The project developed by Ingeniería UdeC and the company CMPC, which is part of the collaboration actions between both institutions, focuses on using the waste from wood pulp plants to generate sustainable concrete and cement.

Expert: Valeska Ormazábal Valladares
Department of Pharmacology
Faculty of Biological Sciences

The Environmental Interpretation Center is not a traditional museum. Taking advantage of one of the many walkways connecting the inhabitants of Caleta Tortel, the Copas Coastal Center has adapted this space to unite science, territory, art, and local memory.

First discovered more than a century ago, the fungus Nothojafnea thaxteri has reappeared in UdeC’s Nature Campus after being considered extinct in the area. This evidences the value of the remnants of native forest in preserving these vulnerable species.