Articles by Boris van der Spek

Boris van der Spek is a multimedia journalist based in Chile, a long thin country with deserts and mountains, lakes and glaciers, forests and oceans. And therefore, the perfect country to cover as a journalist with a passion for nature.

Chile government faces backlash after U-turn on copper mine

by Boris van der Spek 20 June 2023

Macarena Martinic wasn’t surprised earlier this year when the Chilean government said yes to extending the life of Los Bronces, a large, centuries-old open-pit copper mine in the Andes, an…

In Chile, a wildlife rehab center deals with the aftermath of worsening fires

by Boris van der Spek 12 June 2023

The pungent smell of manure as cows and sheep graze on the green pastures makes the campus of the University of Concepción in the Chilean city of Chillán look like…