GUADEI TURF-RESERVE
Faced with changes in the marine environment and the loss of biodiversity, the Huiro Indigenous Fishers Association saw TURF-Reserves as an opportunity to strengthen the conservation of its Lafkenche territory. This led to an alliance with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Chile and Capital Azul Foundation that gave rise to the Guadei TURF-Reserve project in Huiro, in the southern part of Corral, Los Ríos Region.
The process included a Participatory Assessment of Enabling Conditions, the first of its kind, co-creation visits and the participation of Huiro representatives in international TURF-Reserve meetings. In March 2025, the signing of a Collaboration Agreement formally launched the enabling phase of the Guadei TURF-Reserve.
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TIMELINE
October 2023
Part of the Capital Azul Foundation team traveled to Huiro for a first field visit as part of the Participatory Assessment of Enabling Conditions.
October 2023
Members of the Huiro Indigenous Fishers Association took part in the 1st International TURF-Reserves Meeting, held in Cachagua.
Learn moreJanuary 2024
The Capital Azul Foundation team made a new visit to Huiro, carrying out several activities, including an underwater survey of the area.
March–October 2024
The final report of the Participatory Assessment of Enabling Conditions was delivered, showing fertile ground for applying the TURF-Reserve model in Huiro. TNC Chile and Capital Azul also developed an Action Plan covering the Co-Creation and Enabling Phases of the new TURF-Reserve.
November 2024
A new delegation from the Huiro Indigenous Fishers Association took part in the Second International TURF-Reserves Meeting.
Learn moreMarch 2025
An agreement was signed between the Huiro Indigenous Fishers Association, TNC Chile and Capital Azul, formally launching the enabling phase of the Guadei TURF-Reserve.
Read moreAugust 2025
Capital Azul Foundation’s Communities & Education team traveled to Huiro to co-design environmental education strategies and activities around the TURF-Reserve, with a main focus on children.
October 2025
Members of the Huiro Indigenous Fishers Association took part in the third edition of this event, where they presented the challenges and lessons learned in implementing the Guadei TURF-Reserve.
Learn moreJuly 2026
Installation of an autonomous coastal surveillance system and two workshops, one on making an algarium and another on intertidal monitoring.
Discover moreSeptember 2026
Amid intermittent rain, the celebration began early in the morning with an educational activity, followed by a ceremony that brought together the local community and representatives of various public institutions and civil society organizations.
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Located in the Corral district, this Voluntary Protection Zone is the result of a co-creation process between the Huiro Indigenous Fishers Association, TNC Chile and Capital Azul Foundation to strengthen the resilience of this coastal community.
See moreThe initiative, led by the Huiro Indigenous Fishers Association, Capital Azul Foundation and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Chile, consolidates the first Voluntary Protection Zone outside the Valparaíso Region.
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With support from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Chile and Capital Azul Foundation, a collaboration agreement was signed to establish a 15-hectare no-take zone within the TURF managed by this artisanal fishing organization. It will be the first TURF-Reserve outside the Valparaíso Region.
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A conversation with Horacio Antillanca, secretary of the Huiro Indigenous Fishers Association, about the story behind the Guadei TURF-Reserve and the collective dream, born within the local community, of caring for the ocean.
See moreArticle published in Diario Austral de Valdivia about the signing of the Collaboration Agreement with the Huiro Indigenous Fishers Association (in Spanish).
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Some species are running out, and because of that we have spent years trying to protect our territory in some way. When we started learning about TURF-Reserves, they seemed like a good protection alternative to us.
Horacio AntillancaSecretary of the Huiro Indigenous Fishers Association