Environmental Assessment Service
Chile's Environmental Assessment Service (Spanish: Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental or SEA) is a public agency that regulates issues related to the environment. With regards of natural resources it seeks that these are used in a rational, sustainable, responsible and ethical manner.[1] Its predecessor agency is Comisión Nacional de Medio Ambiente (CONAMA).[2] The origins of the agency can be traced to 2005 when OECD suggested a series of improvements to the environmental legislation of Chile.[3][4] In 2018 442 persons were employed by the Environmental Assessment Service, including 25 geographers.[5] As of September 2025, a total 452 projects worth US$108 billion were being reviewed by the service.[6]
The Environmental Assessment Service has been criticized for the lengthiness of its processes,[7] the uncertainty in them,[7] and as lacking full independence as it depends ultimately on the authority of President of Chile.[8]
References
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- ^ Vial Barros 2025, p. 4.
- ^ Carter Gamberini, Henríquez Ruiz & Bruna Morales 2019, p. 12.
- ^ Nacional, Biblioteca del Congreso. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | Ley Chile". www.bcn.cl/leychile (in Spanish).
- ^ Carter Gamberini, Henríquez Ruiz & Bruna Morales 2019, p. 23.
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- ^ Vial Barros 2025, p. 7.
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