Three Million Acres Receive Higher Level of Protection Ñembi Guasu, Bolivia 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. 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 Ñembi Guasu. 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). 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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Wild guanaco in southern Bolivia.
