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Chile Native Forest Conservation Fund (Ley 20.283)

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Chile's statutory national PES (Ley 20.283, 2008): CONAF pays landowners to conserve, recover and manage native forest. In 2024, 456 bonifications covered 4,482 ha, disbursing CLP 2.2 billion; budget grew to CLP 6.975 billion for 2026.

456

Bonifications awarded (2024)

4,482 ha

Area covered (2024)

CLP 2.2 billion

Disbursed (2024)

CLP 6.975 billion

Budget for 2026 (2026)

Chile Native Forest Conservation Fund (Ley 20.283)

Details

Maturity: Established
Promoter: CONAF (Corporacion Nacional Forestal)
Period: 2008-present
Keywords: Temperate native forest, biodiversity, watershed

Context

Chile's Native Forest Conservation Fund (Ley 20.283, 2008) is a statutory national PES in which CONAF pays landowners to conserve, recover and manage native forest.

Results

In 2024, 456 bonifications covered 4,482 ha and disbursed CLP 2.2 billion, with the budget growing to CLP 6.975 billion for 2026.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-20
CONAF (Corporacion Nacional Forestal) — accessed 2026-06-20
CONAF -- Bonos Ley Bosque Nativo — accessed 2026-06-20
Climate Policy Database -- Ley 20.283 — accessed 2026-06-20

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Quality score: 60/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Top 16% in this catalogue (335 scored practices)

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Evaluation

Evaluated by C-NAPSE

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced1/3

No carbon credit issuance or stock measurement; payments target conservation and management activities without a linked carbon accounting framework.

Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced2/3

Payments explicitly target native forests of high ecological value including valdivian temperate rainforest, but no species-level outcome monitoring is published for the PES.

Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control2/3

Native forest conservation in sloped Chilean watersheds protects soils and regulates water; recognised in law but hydrological outcomes are not independently measured within the PES.

Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced1/3

Wildfire prevention is not a stated objective or measured co-benefit under Ley 20.283.

Governance, certification & transferability3/3

Statutory national law (Ley 20.283, 2008); CONAF-administered annual public competitions since 2008; quarterly disbursement reports published; CLP 6.975 billion 2026 budget confirms durable state commitment.

Cite this

Evidoria. Chile Native Forest Conservation Fund (Ley 20.283). Persistent ID: 1305c4b2-d33f-4ffb-b30e-84305f54189b.

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