Future Prospects

From what i have seen on the current situation of the Atacama desert, the future looks just fine for the ecosystem. In comparison to most everywhere else on the world, the Atacama desert has minuscule environmental impacts. The reason for this is because it is considered to be the driest place on the planet, which makes it ideal for mining, but not ideal for living and thriving. I believe at the current pace the ecosystem is at, it will take a very long time (if at all) for human impacts to seriously effect the region. If you think about it, nobody will every have any interest in moving and occupying the driest most arid place on the planet. This fact alone will be a good enough deterrent to preserve the natural ecosystem the way it is for many years to come. As long as the mining industry doesn't grow too much larger than it already is, then there is no need to worry about the Atacama desert.

Birds flying across the Atacama