To do this, in the late 1880s the Chilean government hired the German Federico Albert, who would become the director of the newly established Forestry Department 1910 and the brain behind future conservation and forestry development regulations. These regulations sought to cope with the sustained advance in environmental degradation through the scientific management of forests : 158; : 18.
Para ello, a fines de la década de 1880 el estado contrató al alemán Federico Albert, futuro Director del nuevo Departamento Forestal 1910 y cerebro de las nuevas regulaciones orientadas a la conservación y desarrollo forestal, que a través de la administración científica de los bosques, buscaba hacer frente al avance sostenido de la degradación ambiental : 158; : 18.