INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNANCE
The development of the Pillanmapu Geopark is a collective effort that brings together multiple public, private, academic, and community institutions. Each contributes its capabilities, mandates, and experiences, actively participating in various committees that coordinate the management of the territory. This collaborative model integrates science, planning, conservation, education, and local development, ensuring that decisions are made in a representative and transparent manner, with a deep commitment to the heritage and communities of the Maule Andes.
MANAGEMENT MODEL
The Pillanmapu Geopark's governance model is organized into four complementary committees that ensure transparent, participatory management aligned with UNESCO Global Geoparks standards. Each committee fulfills a specific role within the decision-making process, integrating science, technology, land-use planning, and community participation.
It is the operational core of the Geopark and the space where strategic decisions, territorial planning, and daily management are coordinated. It is comprised of the Maule Regional Government, the Municipality of San Clemente, and the Pillanmapu Geopark Foundation. This committee meets regularly and acts as the executive secretariat, coordinating the work with the other committees and ensuring the effective implementation of the Geopark's actions.
It is an expanded space for inter-institutional advice and coordination. It brings together public services with responsibilities in heritage, the environment, tourism, land-use planning, and natural resource management. Its function is to align the Geopark's management with regional and national policies, review progress, and support key technical decision-making.
Led by the Catholic University of Maule, this committee ensures that the Geopark's development is based on research, scientific rigor, and knowledge transfer. It promotes applied studies, innovation initiatives, and outreach activities that connect science with the community, strengthening the territory's role as a natural laboratory.
It is the participatory body of the Geopark and brings together local communities, social organizations, protected areas, productive stakeholders, and cultural and environmental groups. Its objective is to represent the diversity of the territory, contribute from local experience, and ensure that the Geopark's decisions respond to the realities and aspirations of those who live in the Maule Andes.