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Bolivia
Three Million Acres Receive Higher Level of Protection
In December, the protected area Ñembi Guasu in southern Bolivia, was upgraded to a nationally recognized protected area. This is a big step forward for safeguarding some of the best remaining Chaco Forest habitats threatened by agricultural development. As a nationally recognized protected area, no agricultural or extractive activities, like mining or deforestation, will be allowed.
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Ñembi Guasu is located next to national parks, Kaa Iya and Otuquis, creating a large conservation corridor including both Gran Chaco lowland semi-arid forest and Pantanal wetland ecosystems. This consolidation of a continuous conservation area will mitigate the effects of climate change and provide safe, connected habitat for Ñembi Guasu's abundant biodiversity, including armadillos, giant anteaters, jaguars, and guanaco (Lama guanicoe).
Wild guanaco in southern Bolivia
Nature and Culture worked in collaboration with the indigenous Guaraní peoples of Charagua and local organizations to establish Ñembi Guasu in 2019. Charagua is the first autonomous indigenous government created within Bolivia. Charagua is being explored as a potential recipient of REDD+ climate funding, similar to the carbon funding that was implemented in Pastaza in 2021.
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Nature and Culture's 2021 Impact Summary in Bolivia
93,020 NEW ACRES PROTECTED
3 RESERVES CREATED, EXPANDED OR UPGRADED
10 RESERVES MANAGED
55 SPECIES STUDIED
5,175,810 TONS OF CARBON STORED IN NEWLY PROTECTED AREAS
26 LOCAL COMMUNITIES SUPPORTED
1 INDIGENOUS NATION SUPPORTED
5,966 PEOPLE WITH NEWLY PROTECTED WATER SUPPLIES
49 PARK GUARDS & COMMUNITY MEMBERS TRAINED
Our Conservation Mosaic in Bolivia
The dark red areas are regions which Nature and Culture is helping to protect; the light red are other protected areas
