Two New Protected Areas Add 2.8 Million Acres to a Key Biological Corridor Connecting Amazonian and Chiquitano Dry Forests in Bolivia
With the recent declarations of the Bajo Paraguá Municipal Protected Areas in San Ignacio de Velasco and Concepción municipalities, a critical conservation corridor has been strengthened in eastern Bolivia. The Bajo Paraguá Municipal Protected Area in San Ignacio, created on February 12th, spans a massive 2,429,061 acres (983,006 ha) of Chiquitano and Amazonian forest. Located to the northwest of this area, the Bajo Paraguá-Concepción Municipal Conservation Area, declared on March 16th, protects an additional 381,452 acres (154,368 ha) of Amazonian, Chiquitano and floodplain forests, along with a variety of aquatic ecosystems.
Two New Protected Areas Add 2.8 Million Acres to a Key Biological Corridor Connecting Amazonian and Chiquitano Dry Forests in Bolivia | Andes Amazon Fund
With the recent declarations of the Bajo Paraguá Municipal Protected Areas in San Ignacio de Velasco and Concepción municipalities, a critical conservation corridor has been strengthened in eastern Bolivia. The Bajo Paraguá Municipal Protected Area in San Ignacio, created on February 12th, spans a massive 2,429,061 acres (983,006 ha) of Chiquitano and Amazonian forest. Located to the northwest of this area, the Bajo Paraguá-Concepción Municipal Conservation Area, declared on March 16th, protects an additional 381,452 acres (154,368 ha) of Amazonian, Chiquitano and floodplain forests, along with a variety of aquatic ecosystems.
Two New Protected Areas Add 2.8 Million Acres to a Key Biological Corridor Connecting Amazonian and Chiquitano Dry Forests in Bolivia | Andes Amazon Fund