Yande Yarɨ: New Guaraní-led Protected Area Safeguards Bolivia’s Threatened Chaco

By Andes Amazon Fund | June 4, 2025

Over 1.3 million acres of threatened Chaco ecosystems are now protected with the establishment of the Parapetí River and Isoso Wetlands Integrated Management and Connectivity Area known in the Guaraní…

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Taking Conservation to New Heights: Bolivian Subnational Protected Areas and Sustainable Nature Finance

By Andes Amazon Fund | May 23, 2025

Over the last several months, the Andes Amazon Fund has supported some great successes in Bolivia for the creation of subnational protected areas. However, with all this new legal protection comes the challenge of ensuring these areas are set up for long-term success with sustainable funding streams for their management.

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Two Protected Areas Created in Bolivia to Safeguard the Andean Guanaco

By Andes Amazon Fund | April 30, 2025

In November 2021, two municipal conservation areas were established in the department of Potosí. Known for its Andean mountains and plains, Potosí is now home to the Cordillera de los…

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Tahuamanu – Orthon Departmental Natural Heritage Area Created to Safeguard Major Riverway in Pando, Bolivia

By Andes Amazon Fund | March 18, 2025

The Tahuamanu – Orthon Departmental Natural Heritage Area was established on September 5th, 2024, protecting 762,248 acres (308,471 hectares) of Amazonian rivers and alluvial forests in Bolivia’s department of Pando.

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Bosque Escondido de Ingavi: A Source of Hope for the Amazon and its People

By Andes Amazon Fund | January 17, 2025

This past October 18th, 2024 the Bosque Escondido de Ingavi municipal conservation area was established which safeguards 1,132,127 acres (458,155 hectares) of Amazonian forests, representing 84.5% of Ingavi’s municipal territory.

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New protection announced for the endangered Chiquitania dry tropical forest: Expansion of the San Rafael municipal protected area

By Judah Marsden | January 14, 2025

In the San Rafael de Velasco municipality in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz department, the expansion of the San Rafael municipal protected area on September 16th, 2024, safeguards 725,664 acres (293,666 hectares) more of Chiquitano dry tropical forests threatened by deforestation and fires.

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In Bolivia’s Amazon, declaration of the Lagos de San Pedro Municipal Conservation Area is a Key Step Towards Conservation and Sustainable Development

By Andes Amazon Fund | January 13, 2025

Covering an area of 500,889 acres (202,499.78 hectares), the newly established Lagos de San Pedro municipal protected area is a milestone for the protection of biodiversity in the province of Manuripi in Bolivia’s Pando department.

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With low population numbers, Andean condors to benefit from new Peña Rajada municipal protected area in Bolivia’s Tarija department

By Andes Amazon Fund | January 6, 2025

In November 2024, a new municipal protected area was established in the municipality of Yunchará in Tarija, Bolivia, which will safeguard 55,237 acres (22,354 hectares) of high altitude ecosystems in the Bolivian Altiplano with the special aim to protect habitat for Andean condors (Vultur gryphus). 

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New Arroyo Guarichona Protected Area in Beni, Bolivia Conserves Threatened Floodplains and Pre-Columbian Archeological Sites

By Andes Amazon Fund | November 25, 2024

We celebrate the creation of the Arroyo Guarichona Municipal Protected Area in the department of Beni, Bolivia. Home to floodplains, tributaries, expansive grasslands, vast forests, and evidence of pre-Columbian societies, Arroyo Guarichona safeguards both the cultural and ecological heritage of Northern Bolivia.

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Puerta Amazónica: New Bolivian Protected Area Safeguards Critical Yungas Forests

By Andes Amazon Fund | June 3, 2024

Andes Amazon Fund celebrates the creation of the Puerta Amazónica municipal conservation area in Guanay, Bolivia. The protected area encompasses 105,392 acres (42,650 ha) of tropical Yungas forests, which is…

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